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Also Known As Theodor Seuss Geisel
Born March 2, 1904 ā€¢ Springfield ā€¢ Massachusetts
Died September 24, 1991 (aged 87) ā€¢ California
Awards And Honors Emmy Award ā€¢ Pulitzer Prize (1984)
Notable Works ā€œAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Streetā€ ā€¢ ā€œGreen Eggs and Hamā€ ā€¢ ā€œHop on Popā€ ā€¢ ā€œHorton Hatches the Eggā€ ā€¢ ā€œHorton Hears a Who!ā€ ā€¢ ā€œHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!ā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Cat in the Hatā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Loraxā€

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Dr. Seuss, wearing glasses and a plaid shirt, sits at a drafting table in his home office holding a copy of The Cat in the Hat, with sketches visible on the desk.
Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who and Jim Carrey as the Grinch face each other in a scene from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, with Cindy in a red coat and the Grinch in green fur.
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Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, sits at a desk drawing the Grinch character, with sketches of the Grinch and Max the dog visible in front of him.
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Richard Scarry
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Tomie dePaola
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Ludwig Bemelmans
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Will James
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Edward Gorey
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Wesley Dennis
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Howard Pyle
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Illustration by Walter Crane for The Frog Prince (1873).
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Marc Brown
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Bryan Collier
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