dr seuss

  • birthday

    theordor geisel was born in Springfield mass
  • college life

    he attended Dartmouth college where he got his pen name seuss
  • pen name change

    he changed his pen name again but he just added doctor to seuss
  • marriage

    he got married to Helen palmer
  • first publish

    he started drawing his cartoons were in magazines, newspapers, later in books
  • own book

    his own children's book was published it was "and to think i saw it on mulberry street"
  • world war 2

    the war happens
  • army

    he joins the army participates in the motion pictures unit
  • best seller

    horton hears a who
  • success

    published to of his best books "cat in the hat" "how the Grinch stole Christmas" also became president of his publishing company beginner books
  • entertainment

    the Grinch stole Christmas was aired on TV
  • change

    Helen his wife died he than met Audrey Dimond and got married
  • awards

    awarded the Peabody award for his TV specials. he also got the first outstanding author award
  • his day

    he was very successful and helpful to children around the world his 77th birthday was declared dr.suess day he than won a Pulitzer Prize
  • death

    he died at the age of 87