1.
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas was made into a cartoon in 1966.
Even today it is one of the most popular Christams television shows.
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2.
His artwork became licensed which made him a lot of money.
There was a Cat-In-The-Hat toys and lunch boxes.
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3.
Dr. Seuss died at the age of 87.
But his books are still very much alive.
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4.
Horton Hears a Who illustrated the need to recognize all people.
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5.
Green Eggs and Ham only had 50 different words in the entire book.
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6.
His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel
Born is Springfield Massachusetts in 1904
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7.
Whoville was the setting for many of his books.
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8.
There are fan clubs and websites keeping his books alive.
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9.
His books related important issues of his day
The Lorax was a book about saving the forests.
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10.
1936 was the year he wrote his first book
He wrote it while on a ship and he used the ship's engines as a rhythm for a poem called 'And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street'.
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11.
He changed his name to Dr. Seuss so he would sound more important.
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12.
He wanted to become a writer.
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13.
Dr. Seuss wrote one book for adults; 'You're only old once'
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14.
One of the earliest ballons in the Macy's Day Parade was The Cat in the Hat.
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15.
In the 1950's Dr. Suess changed the way children's books were written.
He wrote the book 'The Cat in the Hat.
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16.
After college he drew cartoons for a newspaper.
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17.
He attended Dartmouth College
At this prestigious school he wrote for the schools magazine and newspaper.
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18.
Dr. Seuss had a lot of quotes, this was one of his most famous.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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19.
He landed a job drawing bugs for a bug spray company.
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20.
His second book was the Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
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