The Resource Becoming Dr. Seuss : Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination, Brian Jay Jones
Becoming Dr. Seuss : Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination, Brian Jay Jones
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- Summary
- Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are his troupe of beloved, and uniquely Seussian, creations. Theodor Geisel, however, had a second, more radical side. It is there that the allure and fascination of his Dr. Seuss alter ego begins. He had a successful career as an advertising man and then as a political cartoonist, his personal convictions appearing, not always subtly, throughout his books, Geisel was a complicated man on an important mission. He introduced generations to the wonders of reading while teaching young people about empathy and how to treat others well. Agonizing over word choices and rhymes, touching up drawings sometimes for years, he upheld a rigorous standard of perfection for his work. Geisel took his responsibility as a writer for children seriously, talking down to no reader, no matter how small
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 482 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- First published in hardcover, 2019
- Contents
-
- pt. II.
- It Is Fun To Have Fun But You Have To Know How.
- Snafu 1943-1946
- A Good Profession 1946-1949
- A Person's a Person 1950-1954
- A Literary Straitjacket 1954-1957
- pt. III.
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think Up If Only You Try.
- Beginner Books 1958-1960
- The Work 1961-1963
- pt. I.
- Stink. Stank. Stunk 1963-1967
- I Intend to Go on Doing Just What I Do 1967-1971
- You'll Miss the Best Things if You Keep Your Eyes Shut 1971-1978
- A Few Years Longer 1979-1984
- Off and Away 1984-1991
- And That Is A Story That No One Can Beat.
- Minnows into Whales 1904-1921
- The Slob Generation 1921-1925
- Strange Beasts 1925-1926
- The Flit 1927-1936
- Brat Books 1936-1940
- Cockeyed Crusader 1940-1943
- Isbn
- 9781524742782
- Label
- Becoming Dr. Seuss : Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination
- Title
- Becoming Dr. Seuss
- Title remainder
- Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian Jay Jones
- Title variation
- Becoming Doctor Seuss
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and so many more, are his troupe of beloved, and uniquely Seussian, creations. Theodor Geisel, however, had a second, more radical side. It is there that the allure and fascination of his Dr. Seuss alter ego begins. He had a successful career as an advertising man and then as a political cartoonist, his personal convictions appearing, not always subtly, throughout his books, Geisel was a complicated man on an important mission. He introduced generations to the wonders of reading while teaching young people about empathy and how to treat others well. Agonizing over word choices and rhymes, touching up drawings sometimes for years, he upheld a rigorous standard of perfection for his work. Geisel took his responsibility as a writer for children seriously, talking down to no reader, no matter how small
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jones, Brian Jay
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Seuss
- Authors, American
- Illustrators
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Becoming Dr. Seuss : Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination, Brian Jay Jones
- Note
- First published in hardcover, 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Contents
-
- pt. II.
- It Is Fun To Have Fun But You Have To Know How.
- Snafu 1943-1946
- A Good Profession 1946-1949
- A Person's a Person 1950-1954
- A Literary Straitjacket 1954-1957
- pt. III.
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think Up If Only You Try.
- Beginner Books 1958-1960
- The Work 1961-1963
- pt. I.
- Stink. Stank. Stunk 1963-1967
- I Intend to Go on Doing Just What I Do 1967-1971
- You'll Miss the Best Things if You Keep Your Eyes Shut 1971-1978
- A Few Years Longer 1979-1984
- Off and Away 1984-1991
- And That Is A Story That No One Can Beat.
- Minnows into Whales 1904-1921
- The Slob Generation 1921-1925
- Strange Beasts 1925-1926
- The Flit 1927-1936
- Brat Books 1936-1940
- Cockeyed Crusader 1940-1943
- Control code
- p2251523596
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 482 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781524742782
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour)
- Label
- Becoming Dr. Seuss : Theodor Geisel and the making of an American imagination, Brian Jay Jones
- Note
- First published in hardcover, 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Contents
-
- pt. II.
- It Is Fun To Have Fun But You Have To Know How.
- Snafu 1943-1946
- A Good Profession 1946-1949
- A Person's a Person 1950-1954
- A Literary Straitjacket 1954-1957
- pt. III.
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think Up If Only You Try.
- Beginner Books 1958-1960
- The Work 1961-1963
- pt. I.
- Stink. Stank. Stunk 1963-1967
- I Intend to Go on Doing Just What I Do 1967-1971
- You'll Miss the Best Things if You Keep Your Eyes Shut 1971-1978
- A Few Years Longer 1979-1984
- Off and Away 1984-1991
- And That Is A Story That No One Can Beat.
- Minnows into Whales 1904-1921
- The Slob Generation 1921-1925
- Strange Beasts 1925-1926
- The Flit 1927-1936
- Brat Books 1936-1940
- Cockeyed Crusader 1940-1943
- Control code
- p2251523596
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 482 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781524742782
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour)
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