Dr. Seuss: Children was celebrated his 108th birthday!!
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children’s books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg. Dr. Seuss would have been 108 years old March 2. His work has long outlived him, and its timeless quality has thrilled young readers for decades. He spent more than 15 years in advertising, designing campaigns for Standard Oil. Dr. Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize, but not for any specific book. In 1984 he was given a Special Citation “for his special contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America’s children and their parents.” He also had a hand writing for two Academy Award-winning documentaries.
In his tales for children, he touched on climate change, racism and isolationism; all wrapped in fantastical wordplay and brightly colored comic drawings. Local community leaders and volunteers joined in by reading a Dr. Seuss book to each class at the school. His most celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish etc., a new movie based on the Seuss book “The Lorax” just opened, and its stars, Zac Efron and Danny DeVito, began the day by reading at the New York Public Library, along with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel.
“The Lorax”, is a picture book about a creature, called the Lorax, who attempts to prevent trees from getting chopped down. Decorating paper bags with Earth-friendly messages for a local store in Pedricktown, students spread the message of ‘keeping it green.’ Students also made pledges to help the environment by learning about recycling and littering.
Universal’s “The Lorax” is bringing in the green out of the gate, with the 3D animated family pic on track for a $16 million haul on Friday and a boffo weekend gross in the mid-$50 millions, according to early B.O. estimates. “Lorax,” produced by Illumination founder Chris Meledandri for $70 million, generated strong pre-release reactions from global audiences while the studio partnered with several environmentally friendly sponsors to tie into the film’s tree-friendly theme, including the EPA, Hewlett Packard, Seventh Generation and Mazda.
