On March 2, 2010, Fans of rhyming and poetic Author paid tribute to the classic works - Dr. Seuss, a children' author and pop culture icon of all times who would have been 97 years on 2nd March 2010, if he was alive today. Theodor (Ted) Seuss Geisel, has over 60 children's books to his pen name. Sixteen of Seuss' works appeared on the 2000 Publisher's Weekly list of bestselling children's books of all time.

He has written and illustrated popular books such as "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas", "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish", Green Eggs and Ham", "Oh the Places You'll Go" and "Cat in the Hat". The Cat in the Hat catapulted him from pioneer in children's literature to definitive children's book author illustrator, a position he has held unofficially for many decades since.

Students in classroom enjoy the English text lessons especially "Cat in the Hat" and "The Grinch who stole Christmas."

Dr. Seuss' works have become so popular that they've become theatrical adaptations for both screen and stage, including the "Cat in the Hat" movie starring Mike Myers, the "Grinch" movie with Jim Carrey and a plethora of TV cartoon versions.

When asked, Dr. Seuss often remarked with a twinkle in his eye—that he never really learned to draw! His school notebooks often included bizarre creatures that framed sporadic notes he had taken in class. His illustrations were referred to as "whimsical." He loved to paint and it relaxed him. He would create vivid scenes with skewed, nonsensical perspectives and images. He would often contrast bright colors against a much darker background, creating an illusion of the subject popping out of the painting. While he longed for critical recognition that he was an artist, Ted would not sell his paintings out of fear of critics' rejection.

Dr.Seuss also published books for adults which include the popular graduation gift "Oh the Places You'll Go" as well as a book entitled "You're Only Old Once" which is a satire about clinics for the elderly.

At the time Dr. Seuss died at the age of 87 on 24th September 1991, 200 million copies of his books, translated into 15 languages reached homes and hearts of people around the world. His works were posthumously produced and his wife promoted his works and copyrighted through Dr. Seuss Enterprise (DSE) and promotes all projects adopting technology too. 

Here's a You Tube video "The Cat in the Hat"  an animated musical television special first aired on CBS on March 10, 1971, based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss' children's book of the same name.

Here's Suessville Playground for children and story maker, Print and play activities etc. You can find more in Resources page. Also find the March Projects and activities for children.

Btw, First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated Dr. Seuss Birthday by reading 'The Cat in the Hat' to over 200 local elementary school students at Library of Congress. After she finished, the students all took a pledge to read more: “I promise to read, each day and each night. I know it’s the key to growing up right. I’ll read to myself, I’ll read to a crowd. It makes no difference if it’s silent or loud,” they recited in unison. Watch the video here and I am sure, all Teachers or Parents can encourage children for reading. As a Seuss Quote says, "“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”