Geisel himself, of course, is the illustrator of his stories.
Theodor Geisel used the name in honor of his mother, whose maiden name was“Seuss”.
Geisel's editor, bet him that he couldn't write a book
using 50 words or less.
The second man was named Theo Geisel, but you probably know him as Dr. Seuss.
As most Americans mispronounced the Bavarian name, Geisel eventually gave up correcting people on the correct pronunciation.
After illustrating a series of humour books, Geisel decided to write a children's book, which
was reportedly rejected by nearly 30 publishers.
The research also finds that Geisel's inspiration for elements in the Lorax may have been based on
an actual, tree and monkey species in Kenya.
If Geisel noticed these trees while he was there,
then he probably also saw patas monkeys(Erythrocebus patas), which rely on the acacia tree for more than three-fourths of their diet.
Evidently Bennett Cerf, founder of the publishing firm
Random House made a bet with Theo Geisel(Dr. Seuss)
that he could not write an entertaining children's book using only 50 different words.
However, due to the fact that most Americans pronounced it incorrectly as“Soose”, Geisel later gave in and stopped correcting people,
even quipping the mispronunciation was a good thing because it is“advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with- Mother Goose.”.
However, due to the fact that most Americans pronounced it incorrectly as“Soose”,
Theodor Geisel ultimately gave in and stopped correcting people over the pronunciation,
even quipping this was a good thing because it is“advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with- Mother Goose.”.