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American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

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Native Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel

Alternative Names: Dr. Theophrastus Seuss • Doctor Seuss • Seuss • Theodore Seuss Geisel • Theo LeSieg • Theophrastus Seuss • Theodor Geisel • Theodore Geisel • Dr Seuss • Ted Geisel • Dr. Theo. Seuss

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And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.

Read.
Travel.
Read.
Ask.
Read.
Learn.
Read.
Connect.
Read.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

You never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

You can find magic
wherever you look.
Sit back and relax,
all you need is a book.

"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book." — -Dr. Seuss

And poor Mr. Bix!
Every morning at six,
poor Mr. Bix has his Borfin to fix!

It doesn't seem fair. It just doesn't seem right,
but his Borfin just seems to go shlump every night.
It shlumps in a heap, sadly needing repair.
Bix figures it's due to the local night air.

It takes him all day to un-shlump it.
And then...
the night air comes back
and it shlumps once again!
So don't you feel blue. Don't get down in the dumps.
You're lucky you don't have a Borfin that shlumps.

There's no limit to how much you'll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go.

The more
that you read,
the more things
you know.
The more that you
learn,
the more places you'll go.

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze. Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze. That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.

I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I'm not just a clam or ham or a dirty jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am. That's a great thing to be.

Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!

It's a troublesome world. All the people who're in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute. You oughta be thankful, a whole heaping lot, For the places and people you're lucky you're not!

I meant what I said, and I said what I meant An elephant's faithful, One hundred percent.