Author

Dr. Seuss

4 award wins, 1 nomination across 4 books.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on in Springfield, Massachusetts to German-American parents. He attended public schools and then went to Dartmouth College, where he became editor of the Dartmouth _Jack-O-Lantern_. When he was barred from all extracurricular activities, he continued to write for the paper using the pseudonym "Seuss." After he graduated he became a contributor to the magazine The Judge, and began to sign his work as "Dr.

Horton Hatches the EggMcElligot's PoolThe Cat in the HatThe Lorax
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Horton Hatches the Egg

1 Award Won

55 pages

When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

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McElligot's Pool

1 Award Won
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The Cat in the Hat

1 Award Won

Published 1985-10-28 · 63 pages

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.

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The Lorax

1 Award Won1 Nomination

64 pages

Long before "going green" was mainstream, Dr. Seuss's Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment. In this cautionary rhyming tale (printed on recycled paper) we learn of the Once-ler, who came across a valley of Truffula Trees and Brown Bar-ba-loots, and how his harvesting of the tufted trees changed the landscape forever. - Publisher. The Lorax is the story of a boy who's looking for answers. Living in a ruined town, this little guy wants to know the story of the Lorax, so he goes to the Once-ler, an elderly inventor/manufacturer.

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Awards & Nominations
California Young Readers Medal
1976 · Primary
Nominee
Green Prize
Year unknown · Sustainable Literature
Winner