10 stories behind Seuss' Stories

the lorax is the best story according to me...
it reflects whats happening to our world right now!

This is not news.

There's a Kick-a-poo reference in the war book? Wonder if those Natives were offended or felt good about the appearance in a Seuss book?

And I'm guilty of the gifting his last book for grads!
His entertaining style is good to get kids interested in the wonderful world of books!

I love Dr.Suess I recently bought them as a set for my children (the set was an extensive one).I had not read them since I was a child .so i had a unique opportunity to have never seen them through the eyes of an adult .the first thing that came to mind was he was a man on a mission. as a child i thought the books fun and always took some thing good from them.I think it was wonderful that he was smart enough to bring children to the side of right while still entertaining adults

2. Horton Hears a Who! Somehow, Geisel’s books find themselves in the middle of controversy. The line from the book, “A person’s a person, no matter how small,” has been used as a slogan for pro-life organizations for years. It’s often questioned whether that was Seuss’ intent in the first place, but I would say not: when he was still alive, he threatened to sue a pro-life group unless they removed his words from their letterhead. Karl ZoBell, the attorney for Dr. Seuss’ interests and for his widow, Audrey Geisel, says that she doesn’t like people to “hijack Dr. Seuss characters or material to front their own points of view.”

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That doesn't mean the line wasn't meant for that....it just means he didn't want undo attention placed on him or the book. Writers typically don't like their writing to take on only one meaning. And even though he may have meant it as the pro-life people state...he didn't want that to be the only way someone saw it.

I would think so. How else would one state that line? Talking about people who have height issues? Sure. I think it could mean that, but he was right to not be pleased with being used in such a manner. I wouldn't like that either.

I will never look at a Dr. Suess story The same again.

I always loved Dr. Seuss. I use his books all the time in school, they're great for teaching reading skills.

i remember the bread battle story...when i was a kid, i remember seeing the cartoon, along w/ the sneeches, cat & the hat and others........

dr. seuss was a political cartoonist in wwii. good stuff.

ok am i the only person that sees that he talks about the first referance of nerd and not about the story??

I still don't like green eggs and ham

Story behind the story is where it's at
I wonder who is the cat under the hat.
The writer is one hell of a rhymer
too bad there is no more power in his timer.
The words he jotted down
are words of wisdom and world renown.

Ooh, congrats on getting featured!

"The Cat in the Hat was written basically because Dr. Seuss thought the famous Dick and Jane primers were insanely boring."

And I concur!

I always thought "Horton Hears a Who" was about skitzophrenia.

“A person’s a person, no matter how small,”
but its not a person yet!!!!

some things arent suppose to be read into that much.

Thanks for posting this. I love Dr. Seuss.