The older I get the more I understand why the Grinch likes to stay up in his cave with his dog.

@pakedermsfavs9080

6 ай бұрын

Amen!

@TheCombatartist

6 ай бұрын

Exactly 😅

@Lisa1111

6 ай бұрын

Here here!

@KarmasAbutch

6 ай бұрын

Omg yes

@patricknoveski6409

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha, yup. We get it now. Mr. Scruge

What a way to treat a woman who devoted her entire adult life to you and your dreams.

@terriegilley6475

6 ай бұрын

40 years, and she was still thinking of him. That letter is heart-wrenching to read. I am too old and enmeshed in everything you do and are that I can not conceive of a life without you. My going will leave quite a rumor. You can say I was overworked and overwrought. Your relationship with friends and fans will not be harmed. I was surprised to hear these people talk about how much he valued her opinions and respected her. That's not the respect, in my opinion. She, I'm sure didn't feel valued at all after she knew about another woman. Also, was he even trying to be discrete. I would think not. She was still ill at that point. I'm sure she was not holding dinner parties or meeting the ladies for lunch. So she found out somehow. It's just a horrible despicable way to treat someone who, as you say, spent her whole adult life with and being a true partner to him in all ways possible. Sorry for such a long comment.

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

@@terriegilley6475 It's not very long. And never be sorry or say that you are. Not for that. You are just as entitled to say as anyone, and you have added to our collective knowledge. Your opinion has an awful lot of value, and I thank you for giving it to us! Never worry about length. Your post was very on point. ❤❤❤

@RatTaxi

6 ай бұрын

It makes me so sad to consider her agony and pain at the end. I can't help but think less of him. Without her he could have ended up an unhappy professor or worse and never fond his calling. RIP Helen.

@user-zm9eb6rg4e

5 ай бұрын

@@RatTaxi oh, spare me. you don't know how he would have ended up.

@Froggie757froggiefroggiefroggi

2 ай бұрын

Using people and discarding them like rubbish is what turns out stomachs but yeah let's spare you that thought!​@@user-zm9eb6rg4e

I loved Dr. Seuss books but honestly Dick and Jane books are like gold to me. My home was full of abuse and chaos and I lived every moment in fear. As a child of the 60s, Dick and Jane books like Mr. Roger's Neighborhood were so grounding because there was kindness, acceptance, and order. The order to me was like gold. I would cry when Mr. Roger's Neighborhood show ended at 5:30. I was in 5 th grade and all I knew was abuse. I didn't want his show to end. I had to live another 23 1/2 hours before I could see him again. Dick and Jane books were so calming and predictable. They were safe. I was not safe. Dr. Seuss was fun and inspired me as a children's author (I am published) so I rhymed my books like Dr. Seuss did but I brought order to the chaos and love to the story. I wish I had a parent like Fred Roger's and I wish I had the life Dick and Jane did.

@pamjean2308

5 ай бұрын

Mr rodgers was also where i got my love and kindness. U reminded me.

@jchang76

5 ай бұрын

No offense, sweetheart, but there is very, very little chance that you've been published, by a publishing house. I'm sorry, but, not being a moronic millennial, nor a no brained, inane, stupid gen z idiot, actually know people who have, been, and etc.,etc., and, even if I hadn't, I'd still know better than that. Come on, sweetheart. Don't tell fibs. Also, IF YOU HAD A FATHER LIKE MR. ROGER'S" (AS YOU SPELLED IT, EXACTLY), YOU'D BE WISHING FOR A FATHER LIKE THAT OF A MAN MANED MR. ROGER. THE MAN WHO MADE THE TELEVISION PROGRAM WAS MAMED MR. ROGERS. HIS SHOW WAS TITLED, AND WRITTEN ON THE TITLE OF EVERY SHOW, THEREFORE WAS "MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD." THAT IS THE PRPER WAY TO WRITE A POSSESSIVE NOUN FOR HIS LAST NAME, WHICH WAS "ROGERS," NOT ROGER. MR. ROGER'S, ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE CORRECT MANNER TO WRITE A POSSESSIVE FORM OF THE NAME, I.E., A NOUN, MR. ROGER. THEFACT THAT YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT FACT, ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT YOU'VE USED ABSOLUTELY ZERO GRAMMAR AND, THEREFORE, THAT THE ENTIRE POST IS, GRAMMATICALLY SPEAKING, INCORRECT IN EVERY WAY, MAKES IT ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. ● WRITING SOMETHING THAT YOU SELF PUBLISH, IN DIGITAL FORMAT, AND PUT ON AMAZON "FOR SALE," IS NOT WHAT ENTITLES SOMEONE TO SAY, AND BE TELLING ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BOLDFACED LIE, "I AM PUBLISHED." ALSO, I WENT THROUGH BAD ABUSE, AS WELL. HOPEFULLY, YOU GROW TO THE POINT OF BEING ABLE TO WATCH A DOCUMENTARY WITHOUT NEEDING - OR THINKING IT IS APPROPRIATE, OR, IN ANY WAY RELATED TO YOU, YOUR OWN LIFE - TO TALK ABOUT YOUR DEEPLY PERSONAL, CHILDHOOD ABUSE EXPERIENCES. HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL GET TO A POINT AT WHICH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR WHAT IT IS : A BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SOMETHING AND SOMEONE AMAZING ●THAT IS/WAS NOT YOU. THAT, MY CHILD, IS, TRULY, FREEDOM. P.S. BTW, STOP TELLING FIBS! --- WAIT!!! YOU WATCHED MR. ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY DAY....IN 5TH GRADE!!!!!!! I MEAN, OK, I WAS ADVANCED - AND GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY JUST BEFORE TURNING 19 - BUT, STILL, I THINK THE NORMAL AGE TO WATCH THAT IS MUCH, MUCH, YOUNGER THAN THAT!...? NO, THAT'S NOT ABUSE, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME, AS WELL, THAT, AT THAT AGE, YOU THOUGHT THAT ANYONE, ANYWHERE, EVER, HAD "LIVES LIKE DICK AND JANE??!!??!!" I LOOKED AT THOSE BOOKS WHEN I WAS 3 OR 4, AND, EVEN THEN, I THOUGHT IT WAS TOTAL CRAP, FAKE, AND THE WHOLE IDEA THAT I WAS EXPECTED, BY ADULTS, OR ANYONE ELSE, TO ACTUALLY LIKE THEM, DISGUSTED ME, IN THE EXTREME, AND I CERTAINLY NEVER, EVER, AT ANY AGE - YES, REALLY - WAS UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANYONE LIVED LIME THOSE TWO OBNOXIOUS, FAKE, MORONS. UGH!! WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER KIDS MY AGE (I WAS ALREADY UP WITH 5TH GRADERS FOR HALF THE DAY, IN FIRST GRADE, AND I WAS READING THINGS LIKE "THE GOOD EARTH," BUT, CLEARLY, I WAS DIFFERENT THAN MOST) WHERE ACTUALLY LEARNING TO READ THAT CRAP, IN SCHOOL, I GOT IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I SAID A BAD WORD ABOUT DICK AND JANE. I DON'T REMEMBER THE WORD, BUT ALL OF THE KIDS LAUGHED AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL, BECAUSE, "AS AN EXTREMELY GIFTED CHILD," I WAS EXPECTED TO "SET A GOOD EXAMPLE" TO THE OTHER KIDS. BLAH, BLAH. ANYWAY, HONEY, SEEK MORE THERAPY, SWEETHEART. YOU'RE NOT FREE, YET - BUT YOU CAN BE, IF YOU WORK AT IT. HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL FIND THE RIGHT GUIDES/GOOD PROFESSIONALS; SMART ONES, WHO KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT FREE UNTIL IT'S NOT IN YOUR CONSTANT DAILY THOUGHTS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT, INAPPROPRIATELY, OR AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, PLACES, SITUATIONS, ETC., AND EVERYTHING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ABOUT IT. THAT HOW IT SHOULD BE. THAT'S HEALTHY,BECAUSE, GUESS WHAT? THAT'S EXACTLY LIFE!

@bayoutown1990

5 ай бұрын

Yes! Mr Rogers! I would cry when his show ended. I lived in an abusive home and he was so normal and comforting.

@Norah56s

4 ай бұрын

🫂💌 I also grew up with fear and abuse 😔 Books and t.v. when available were lifelines to a brief reprieve.May peace be with you 🙏❤️

@leesvision

4 ай бұрын

Much love ❤️ 🙏 extremely abusive home here too. I'm glad your still here

I actually got emotional when Mr. Geisel passed. I heard Bruce Williams announce it on his radio show. Then Bruce, from cold memory, recited the entire 'Mulberry Street' book. He'd read it to his kids/grandkids so many times. Man, to be 7 again, and have everyone back. The Cat In The Hat... Green Eggs and Ham... One Fish Two Fish...

@davidbennett2539

5 ай бұрын

Now you've gone and made ME cry.

@jeme7339

5 ай бұрын

I was in a bookstore when I heard he had died - how fitting.

I am nearly 60 years old and still sing along when the Grinch Stole Christmas!😉

Can you imagine, some of the world's greatest children's books were created as a result of several vodkas and lots of cigarettes!😂

@HardRockMiner

5 ай бұрын

Most children of the world were created for the very same reason.

I love the Sneeches on the Beaches. A really good story with a deep meaning.

@janecee5493

6 ай бұрын

My favourite too.

@velmasablan2290

6 ай бұрын

My favorite as well! And aside from The Cat In the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham, I also loved What was I Scared Of? Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, and of course How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Stories I always made a point to read to my preschoolers! ☺️

My grandparents bought most all his books. All us kids wore them out Thanks Ted!!!

@lindabuck2777

5 ай бұрын

My mom back then could only afford 1 Dr sues-one fish two fish! I wore that out lol🙏🏻❤️

Thank you for sharing your fabulous imagination. My favorite was “Are you my mother?”

@redwoods7370

6 ай бұрын

P.D. Eastman wrote “Are you my Mother?” not Dr. Seuss.

@jenniferhansen3622

3 ай бұрын

That's not a Dr. Seuss book. 😊

One of my favorite childhood memories is being read Green Eggs n Ham in Kindergarten and the teacher making green scrambled eggs in the classroom for us to eat. When my son was little, in pre-school, I read Green Eggs n Ham to him and we made green scrambled eggs. I hope that is a memory he will cherish. Dr. Seuss was a genius.

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

He was indeed! And what a nice story you told us! Thank you very much! ❣❣❣

@nancychandler3673

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯. Green eggs and ham surely is a good read for children to have tolerance and an opened mind. Most children's books have lessons in them that make us better humans.

When my Daughter was little, she was taken shopping with my parents. She spied loafs of "green" colored bread! She asked for a bag of green bread for a treat, Grammy questioned if it was wise but Grampy quickly agreed! He couldn't wait to get back to me and watch my reaction. He was very surprised when my Daughter asked me for green eggs and ham with her bread; for supper!!!

@DouglasRichardson-er4ky

6 ай бұрын

Smart kid! 🤔

I am so greatly appreciative of this video of this facinating and creative genius Theodore Geisel. His books are so humourous it makes reading them fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this woonderful, informative video. Thank you!

@Trixon821

4 ай бұрын

Herck...who didn't read De. Seuss as a kid???

Christmas 1964 i received "Cat in the Hat" from my grandmother. Dr Seuss has been my favorite author ever since! I'm now a K-8 reading teacher.

@eucliduschaumeau8813

6 ай бұрын

I think I got the same book from my grandmother in 1964 or 1965. I remain a dedicated surrealist to this day because of his books.

@DouglasRichardson-er4ky

6 ай бұрын

That's sweat, teach 🍏

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

@@eucliduschaumeau8813 Yes. He started me on my fascination with surrealism too. It's a neverendingly interesting field of expression!

At 56 I still have "The 'B' Book" memorized. Can't get it out of my head; not even after brain injury.

His works made reading fun for 3 generations and maybe more to come.

When my son was 3 years old, his favorite books were Go Dog Go and One Fish Two Fish. It was this second book that setup an hilarious situation in our home. Our son had 2 gold fish. One had a couple of red marks on it. Since he liked it the best, he called it One Fish. The other was of course Two Fish. One day the fish bowl had a slowly leaking crack. We put the fish into another bowl while we went to the store to find a new fish bowl. Upon arriving home a fish was found dead in the sink. It set us up for a ending with chuckles of the pets death of a young child. It went like this: Kevin had two fish. He called them One Fish and Two Fish after Dr. Seuss' book. One Fish died, but we still had Two Fish.

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

Lol! That's funny ! Thank you! ❣❣❣

@joannmartir2167

5 ай бұрын

I love it, 😂❤

This started my morning off and if we could all be just like a child again!! I’m 60 years young and love to read! My eldest son first book to read was “Are you my Mother?” He’s an avid reader to this day! Thank you so much for this documentary ❤

@nancywhitmore3497

6 ай бұрын

"Are you my Mother?" is soooo great! I laugh out loud every time I read it, and I'm 65 years old! Dr. Suess was such a brilliant man!

@universalbunny33

5 ай бұрын

Are you my mother was actually not Suess! A childhood favorite of mine nonetheless

@jchang76

5 ай бұрын

​@nancywhitmore3497 "Are you my mother" WAS NOT written by Dr. SEUSS. It was, in fact, written by a man named P.D. Eastman. P.D. Eastman was a protégé of Dr. SEUSS. In case you're missing my "HINT," by capitalizing the letters his name, I'm trying to tell you that you're misspelling it.

@jchang76

5 ай бұрын

​@@universalbunny33IS there a reason why so many "lovers of Dr. Seuss" do not seem to know how to spell his name correctly?

What a wonderful story of his life. I'm shocked at how MANY of his books I haven't read yet! I'm excited now to collect them... 🙂

OMG, he must be turning in his grave if can see our high school children not knowing how to read, how sad. Wonderful biography for a wonderful writer.

@miniaturesculptureartby23r20

6 ай бұрын

and how democrats have turned into pedocrats. Ted was clearly NOT into creepy things like that. didnt even deal with children much.

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

IKR!

@scottkelley9418

5 ай бұрын

Or if they're a boy or girl

@tenderlyone

4 ай бұрын

Children now don’t know how to read, how to write, and how to talk. Isn’t that a shame?

@billwilson5341

3 ай бұрын

@@tenderlyone If a child does not know how to read, write, talk, add, etc., one must ask WTF are the parents are doing? If the "education" system is failing the child it does not mean that the parents should also.

I didn’t learn to read & write in English until I was 9yrs. old. It was discovered I had learning disabilities. My mum decided I was going to learn to read using Dr. Seuss. I loved his books my favourite was “Green Eggs & Ham”. I absolutely adore “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, I watch it every year!! When my niece & nephew graduated from high school I gifted them each a copy of “Oh, The Places You Will Go!”

In the summer of 1966 my grandparents spent their hard earned money on a monthly subscription to the Dr Seuss reading club. I was 5. When the book arrived each month my mother would phone my grandparents who would drive over to our house so my grandmother could read the new book to us. We would beg her to read it a second time. We felt like the luckiest children in the whole world. My mother would tell us to share the book to avoid arguments. I would find out many years later that this subscription was purchased for me because the school’s attempt to teach my older brother had failed. My brother hated school and he hated reading. If I was to love reading something new would have to be done. The books worked, I have always loved to read. It even captured my older brother’s interest and improved his reading. (My grandmother thinks competing with his little sister played a role, as well.)

This man, literally taught me how to read, along with Dick, Jane and Sally!! I owe a great deal to him, and I passed it all down to my children!

@pageribe2399

6 ай бұрын

Don't forget "Spot!"

@scottashe984

6 ай бұрын

He should have taught you the proper way to use the word "literally".

@TheBatugan77

6 ай бұрын

​@@scottashe984 You should literally shut up.

@abbynormal3068

6 ай бұрын

@@scottashe984Just couldn’t let it pass, could you? 🙄

@traceyf4842

6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed all the books you mentioned. I even read the books to my daughter years ago. I really enjoyed the Spot books ,and Dick and Jane books. 😊

Oh, the places you will go holds a place in my heart. I read it while i was an inpatient treatment center for drugs/alcohol. My recovery date was 10/11/00. I relapsed and got back to soberity 10/31 7 or 8 years ago. I truly don't remember because i finally was doing it day by day. I taught myself how to read by several children's books...some may have been Dr Suess books. I was around 3 years old, so i don't remember! Thank you, Dr Seuss!! ❤

Great video, very interesting. The only tragedy is the merchandising of his ideas after his death. I think that is an insult to his memory since he was against it when he was alive. The books do not need the merchandising because they are timeless and will always be available generation after generation. So, imo, the merchandising was just a way to make even more money from Dr Seuss' genius and against his will. Nasty.

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

It was Disneyed, or Disneyized. It started in the 60s when Disney joined with McDonald's. That was perhaps the most sickening and long lasting example of this type of thing. Both sides were degraded so badly that they never recovered any dignity again, and any company that's been associated with either of them has had their reputation turned into crap.

@HeatherValentineMsFoodie

5 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@nativeamericanfeather9948

5 ай бұрын

How he wrote about morals but didn't have any. He cheated on his wife & she ended her life because of it. Then married their friend (the mistress/homewrecker) she had 2 daughters and she sent them away because she rather be with him than be a mother. And he wasn't too thrilled to have them there either. They both was married when they met. Sad for Helen Palmer..she devoted her whole life..and even her death to him. And he didn't give a care:(

@annerigby4400

5 ай бұрын

@@nativeamericanfeather9948 His job was to write about morals. Many poets and singers write about true love, but it doesn't mean they live it. Remember that he lived his whole life with his wife and they seemed to have a really good life together, then comes along this woman who after his death benefits from it by doing something he was totally against. I don't know, but if I was to pass judgement, I think I would point the finger at the 'friend' who got her claws into him. You say "he didn't give a care"... is that to demonstrate just how vile he was? problem is, you don't actually know what he cared about. It's easy to take sides and judge.

@jeme7339

5 ай бұрын

The modern movie clips shown are quite vulgar and disgusting. It should be illegal to do that to a work without the author's permission.

It's amazing how many famous people started out as rich kids-- with of course notable exceptions. The more biographies I watch the more I have seen this phenomenon.

@nancychandler3673

6 ай бұрын

I think that's because of the immigration into New York. The families that stayed in the NYC area mingled with the Financial and Creative hub of the USA.

@kimricsmythe6500

5 ай бұрын

I think it may be the financial support to develop your ideas. There are even more people who had the support but went nowhere though.

@erldagerl9826

Ай бұрын

The rich can afford to fail. People without a safety net need a sure thing.

Helen's own book, A Fish Out of Water, is also an absolute children's literature classic.

@RatTaxi

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I didn't know that.

Theodore was head and shoulders above the rest of the writers. Real talent...

Rest in peace 🙏 Theodor Seuss Geisel 2 March 1904 ~ 24 September 1991⚘

@morrisonscott702

5 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@billwilson5341

3 ай бұрын

@@morrisonscott702 How are YOU doing?

Thanks for uploading this, there’s been a few versions of this documentary that have been on KZread for some time, but all have been in low resolution. This is the sharpest and crisp copy of it I’ve seen yet, cheers!

@abbieconnie2012

6 ай бұрын

Agree

@nativeamericanfeather9948

5 ай бұрын

Good watch but they left out truth. How he wrote about morals but didn't have any. He cheated on his wife & she ended her life because of it. Then married their friend (the mistress/homewrecker) she had 2 daughters and she sent them away because she rather be with him than be a mother. And he wasn't too thrilled to have them there either. They both was married when they met. Sad for Helen Palmer..she devoted her whole life..and even her death to him. And he didn't give a care:(

I was good friends with an older gentleman who grew up with Ted Geisel and were classmates in Springfield,Massachusetts and later at Dartmouth college. He told me that Ted would always be doodling these funny looking characters on paper when they were in school and as it turned out they were the characters who would later appear in his books.

I’m so disappointed to learn he cheated on his wife Helen and how she killed herself because she didn’t know how to live without him. Especially since Audrey was a friend of the couple for six years! Double betrayal! Then she betrayed him by merchandising his characters! I hope he is spinning in his grave over his poor decisions in life. The schmuck.

Fascinating man! The Swedish children’s author Astrid Lindgren of Pippi Longstocking fame also faced opposition with her stories of imperfect children who pushed the boundaries. I wonder if these two authors ever met? They certainly had a lot in common including their politics.

@cdes1776

6 ай бұрын

I wanted to be Pippi Longstocking! Loved the books as a kid!

@brigidspencer5123

6 ай бұрын

@@cdes1776 me too!

What a great biography I am really saddened by the exploitation of his second wife based on his original beliefs. That doesn't make for a really good ending but his life's work speak for themselves. Thank you for his story.

@kaleahcollins4567

6 ай бұрын

In time, you have to adapt he knew this. This is why he changed the way kids read . From the Dick and Jane straight laces dictation to a more Shakespearean ideal, even making up words to fit the narrative . She had to adapt to keep his original dream alive his books. These kids are in many cases 3rd and 4th generation seus readers . I know my grandparents where kids when he released on mulberry lane my parents were born in the 50s, so anything he wrote and released then they read . I was 5 when I got "all the places you will go" in 1990( last book before his death) my nieces and nephews well as my own children grew up and are still growing up with the stories of seus. My daughter was even the mayor's wife in her school's seussical musical.

@mindsigh4

6 ай бұрын

@@kaleahcollins4567 becuz of my moms reading to us & her dedication to making sure her kids could read, i would have learned to read without Dr. Seuss but because of Cat in the Hat, Go Dog Go & Hop on Pop, i was able to read aloud to her from those books at age 4, which gave me confidence in 1st grade school because half the class stumbled or couldn't read aloud becuz they either weren't taught at home or maybe didn't have a mom/dad who cared enough or made time to read fun books to their kids from early on, i was also lucky to live in or move to places that had libraries/bookstores & there were people i knew who read a lot & i could ask them for recommends on varying subjects &/or buybegborrowsteal books from them!

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

@@kaleahcollins4567 Thanks for telling us! That's very touching! ❣❣❣

@jamerv86

6 ай бұрын

@@kaleahcollins4567 mulberry street...🙄

@nativeamericanfeather9948

5 ай бұрын

He wrote about morals but didn't have any. He cheated on his wife & she ended her life because of it. Then married their friend (the mistress/homewrecker) she had 2 daughters and she sent them away because she rather be with him than be a mother. And he wasn't too thrilled to have them there either. They both was married when they met. Sad for Helen Palmer..she devoted her whole life..and even her death to him. And he didn't give a care:(

It was a hard winter for him??? He had broken his wife's heart, but it was hard for him??? No number of children's stories will ever make him an honorable person.

@jmfs8738

2 ай бұрын

O please. It’s over. Let it go.

@user-zm9eb6rg4e

2 ай бұрын

@@jmfs8738 Thank you!! They are taking this WAY too personally!!

@lisamarts5678

2 ай бұрын

we can talk positive about his works and we can have feelings about his actions. We don't have anything to get over, he didn't hurt us it's just an observation and conversation. just like what you wrote

I bought MANY “OH THE PLACES YOULL GO” when it came out!! I gave them to High School Graduate’s, for gift’s. Everyone LOVED them ❤❤ Thank you Dr Suess for your genius, hard work. You are STILL LOVED by so many. 💕🙏🙏

I remember some of these books that this person wrote. My favorite books by Mr. Brown can moo can you, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch stole Christmas, The Lorax and Oh the thinks you can think.

I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Seuss as a child and then rediscovering reading to my daughrer. Watching this documentary brought all those cherished memories back. ❤

@morrisonscott702

5 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@billwilson5341

3 ай бұрын

@@morrisonscott702 How are YOU doing?

Both of my kids learned to read with these books. I loved them too! Still remember lines!!❤

@Hollylivengood

6 ай бұрын

Generations. My youngest son and I both are dyslexic. Somehow, the way Seuss wrote made it easier to recognize what I was reading, and I noticed he had the same affect on my son. For some reason, my son, Bob, could only make sense of a book if he held it upside down, I don't know why, but he couldn't read any other way, and when he grew out of this, we both discovered Seuss's books looked just as good upside down as they did right side up. And since we both could read just as easily either way, we would have upside down reading time with Dr Seuss books.

All day long, I’ve felt so much happier because of your wonderful program on the life of Dr. Suess. Thank you.

Theo was a cool dude. His work, and the cultural phenomenon he created, helped shape the 20th century.

@SuperReznative

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding...never thought of it that way.! Wow, .too many with that intelligence and genuine foresight, lacking these days. Post plandemic mandates & poison Jabs. Commissioners Report released in Ottawa: #nationalcitizensinquiry

King of concepts...under , over ,in between , and beyond

we should all send copies of the butter battle book to each of our respective presidents or national leaders.... they are ACTING like children

Wonderfully done! Thank you for a great documentary.

@joycebarricella3050

6 ай бұрын

There will never be another great Dr.suess who showed the world that reading is beautiful and rewarding. To all children of the world thank you.❤❤❤❤

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

@@joycebarricella3050 You are so right! He's a hero for making kids WANT to read, instead of making it a terrible drag like the school books we had. He made the world of Seuss into a place we wanted to go to. ❤❤❤

@kathymetzger5862

4 ай бұрын

I have read a lot of Dr. Seuss’s books, mostly to my nieces and nephews, and I enjoyed them very much. He was a genius when it came to writing children’s books.

Green Eggs & Ham! bring lots of memories❤

Dr Seuss books inspired me artistically always so creative with wild weird characters and places and colorful the rymes were fun too and it was my first inspiration to be a writer and do something fun with the cartoons i draw ,of course there are other influences but this is about the good Dr

That marriage ending clouds this whole story. I had never heard.😢

Always loved anything Dr. Seuss.

The suicide note that was left by his wife really changes my perspective of him. My heart breaks for her

@SofiUk0319

6 ай бұрын

the turmoil she was in must have been pure sadness

@RatTaxi

6 ай бұрын

I can't even imagine. I'm deeply disappointed in his behavior. He was her entire life.

@thenamesallex

5 ай бұрын

Same. He doesn't deserve pity. Especially after cheating on her and then moving on with the woman he cheated on him with.

@maguffintop2596

5 ай бұрын

Agree. Turned it off since I am so turned off. What a couple of scum. I can't imagine having the blood of a life long, loving spouse on my hands. That had me in tears.

@Sumarluco

5 ай бұрын

@@thenamesallex And then the woman's true colors came out when she exploited him upon his death.

I particularly love 'Horton Hears a Who', 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', and 'Hop on Pop'.

I write letters like the good Dr. wrote his books.Ive had people comment on the similarities,it’s fun to be whimsical even better when it’s understood and appreciated.ThankYou all both short and tall….

Cigarettes and coffee. Cigarettes and vodka. Sleep. Wake repeat. Everyones Grandfather from the 70s.

One day when my daughter was 4 yrs old and sick with chicken pocks...this was the day that the 'reading' light bulb came on when she read green eggs and ham all the way through..all by herself! And yes...! A 4yr old can read Green Eggs and Ham with no help!

@cattymajiv

6 ай бұрын

YES! And good for you! It felt to me like the very 1st really BIG accomplishment, and made me want MORE! ❤❤❤

@KingofgraceSARA

5 ай бұрын

I agree. My son learned to read at the age of 3!

@doremefasolateeda

5 ай бұрын

@@KingofgraceSARA Good job Mom!!!

I loved these books. My children grew up with Dr Seuss. They are ages 42 through 51 now, and I can still recite most of The Cat in the Hat from memory. They were so fun to read. How time flies!

That suicide note was absolutely heart-wrenching. I can respect what he did for children's literacy, but I can't respect him. Wiki excerpt about wife #2: When she moved in with Seuss, Geisel sent her daughters to boarding school of which she said "They wouldn't have been happy with Ted, and Ted wouldn't have been happy with them." She also said "I've never been very maternal. There were too many other things I wanted to do. My life with him was what I wanted my life to be." Two selfish POS's.

His mounted creatures are amazing probably worth millions today.

We lived on a street called "Mulberry Street". This is a special book of my childhood.

Dr Seuss books really should be recognized in bigger ways than current 🤔

What a great man! So impressed with his creations

@Sumarluco

5 ай бұрын

IMO, what a great creative talent who contributed so much to people's lives...but not such a great man.

Thank you for this beautiful reminder 💜 ❤ 💕 of Love. We can't let this world of fascination be destroyed, we have so many great writers of all ages. Telling us all kinds of of fascinating stories from all over the world 🌎. What a great Man, who never thought of himself as great but we all thought of him as one of the greatest 🎉🎉🎉

I learned to read when my aunt enrolled me in the I Can Read program. And my favorite Dr. Seuss movie was The 500 Fingers of Dr. T.

I’m also enjoying this look into his life. And some of his other material I wasn’t aware that he did or was part of. I’m at 25:08 in the video and more then a little bit disturbed by what was just said before. Thinking most Americans coming from the farms and other places in America other then the “intellectual centers” on booth coasts. Thinking that most Americans where illiterate and simple minded is just ignorance at best.

What a wonderful way to say thank you to that.. thing we most like about cats + their hats.. the man who wrote it i thought must be the greatest.. + this doccie I've loved most definitely proves it!

What a wonderful film. Thank you for making it available.

I wasn’t born in this country, but I have to say that he is one of the main representatives of what children’s literature should be. I learned to like many of his books, and I, every Christmas, watch The Grinch.

The Butter Battle was genius. You have to learn at a young age to stop for a second, and check yourself. You can't learn that when you're older.

I remembered that the sequel to the book Horton Hatches the egg is called Horton hears a who. Also a famous book that was around during the war was Yertle The Turtle.

I just love watching this doc

@morrisonscott702

5 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@billwilson5341

3 ай бұрын

@@morrisonscott702 How are YOU doing?

We love Dr. Seuss!

My favorite Dr Seuss books are The Sneetches and The Lorax. Two of the first that I bought for my children.

Just a couple of nights ago I read my favorite Ted Geisel ‘The Sleepy Book’ to my little cat when I tucked him into bed. He was fairly attentive, though I’m sure I enjoyed it better than he did. I love the clock with three hands.

@Jebbie1976

6 ай бұрын

He probably enjoyed it just as much as an unborn baby being spoken/sung/read to. Cute! 📚 ❤🐈

@mynamedoesntmatter8652

6 ай бұрын

@@Jebbie1976 He’s a doodle! Showed up at my door last early spring. Took three months to be able to pet the little guy but with time, sotto voce and him seeing me pet the neighbor’s cat made him curious and a bit jealous. Wasn’t going to be one-upped about his new house and new person by a cat that visited his patio. Sweetest little guy ever. My aging indoor cat won’t tolerate any other cats, never has (heavy sigh, but I won’t go against her rules) so I have to keep up a barrier when the little guy comes in. Tonight is the first time he’s actually gotten away from the door on his own and come this far inside. A first tonight: he’s snoozing on the sofa as I type. I guess Dr. Seuss must’ve flipped a switch, and maybe he’s a book lover at heart - plus the cold weather just hit. He has a nice little house outside that I insulated, put straw in and, because the straw feels too “pokey” imo, he’s got fleece and flannel blankets in there. His friend stays in there too sometimes so more warmth and I’m not out there making sure he’s covered up on his outdoor bed (looks like the ‘prince and the pea’ and enough cover that won’t blow off. Looks like camping world out there. But he’s not spoiled or anything. 😁 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 💕

I loved the Dr. Seuss books, but they were not easy for me to read until i was in the 4th grade. The words didn't make a lot of sense to me as a youngster since they were often "made-up" words that rhymed. When I was about 53 yrs old I got "Yertle the Turtle" as it personified a customer who thought he was king of thr pond 😂

Wacky Wednesday is the only book that wore out when my kids were still young, so we went and bought another one.

Thank you for this documentary.So many things I did not know about him.He was a genius.I thought I have all of his books but now I know I'm missing a few.

I learned to read by his books. One per month....in the mail.😊

I read them to my son,... One night, i started as usual.... "The Cat in the Hat...." "By Dr Seuss" continues my son.... His first sentence! 😅 He's 25 now and claims he doesn't even remember me reading all these stories at all !! I still remember them off by heart 😅😅 👍🇮🇪😂

I never made the connection between Cat in the Hat and Go, Dog, Go, my favorite book as a kid 50 years ago. This is good to know.

I used to get in trouble all the time for reading Dr Seuss books when I was supposed to be sleeping 😅. Then when I found the Chronicles of Narnia I would stay up reading practically all night and be dead tired in school.

That was wonderfully done. Shared with my family.

Thank you for this documentary ❤

Dr Seuss books brought joy to so many the imagination of a man who knew no bounds..ever so productive in creating the characters but a very private person who kept himself to himself ..his legacy will live on to remind those there was Theodore Geisel who was Dr Seuss..❤

I m wondering if his recipe for “Roast Beast” is available online!!????😊

The reason "The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T" failed at the box office was because of Harry Cohn (Columbia Pictures Mogul). Producer Stanley Kramer had approached Cohn about being let out of his contract. Cohn granted his request but out of spite, Cohn withdrew "Dr. T" after only one week on tour with members of the cast introducing the film and taking questions from the children in the audiences. Cohn sent telegrams to the the cast and told them to come home. He then withdrew the film from circulation. Hans Conried lamented "We didn't even make back the Technicolor print money". However, reports from the cast said that at the end of each showing, the children in the audience stood up and cheered. The film was reissued in 1958 with the title "Crazy Music" with little or no advertising (again, spitefulness from Harry Cohn). In the years since then, the film has achieved international cult status and the rental offices at Sony-Columbia report that one of the most popular film rentals on record is "The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T".

I love chocolate mousse. I do I do. And I learned to read from dr Seuss !

Oh! My! Goodness! What a wonderful video to find ❤ I have never even wondered about Dr. SEUSS. He was a wonderful wonderful man 🎉

I literally live 5 minutes away from MULBERRY ST. in Springfield, Massachusetts where DR. SUESS. grew up! I JUST moved from MAPLE ST. actually, & I go by His House everyday!!

The Washington Post had a contest once to write a campaign speech in the style of a famous writer. I actually memorized this one: I am Sam. Sam I am. Your candidate I am, I am. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, sir and ma'am. If elected, I would say, "Stronger, tougher FDA." I would bring you fresher meat. I would make it safe to eat. If elected, I would say, "No green meat for sale today!"

They mentioned at least twice if not more that Helen was 5 years his senior. They say one sentence about the fact that he was 63 and married a 47 year old. Glossed right over it. Just like they did about her death. If it wasn't for the letter she left she might have gotten 2 sentences about her death and the other woman. She was married to him 40 years and she is reduced to a footnote. They talk about when they were younger and how she was inspirational to him. That she was always there to help him with anything. 40 years and they just brush her aside at the end of her life. She deserved so much more.

@joejones9520

6 ай бұрын

His first wife was the writer Helen Palmer, she was instrumental in starting his career and she based her whole existence on him and guiding his career but she got ill and he cheated on her in a long term affair and in despair she klld herself leaving a sui.c note explaining that he had destroyed her world and she couldnt go on. He married the girlfriend 8 months later....His wikipedia entry leaves this out as does this because HE WAS A BIG DEMOCRAT and they always protect their own. They also leave out that he spoke highly of the imprisonment of law-abiding Japanese US citizens during WW2. Just a typical horrible dem is all he was.

@lotus1695

6 ай бұрын

​@@joejones9520hmmm...everyone makes their own choices. She made hers to live in hes shadow. Not to live her own life. From what I gathered there was no more a marriage but a "loveless" marriage, as they slept in separate rooms. More a buisness marriage. There's two sides to every story. I wouldn't judge so hard.

@joejones9520

6 ай бұрын

@@lotus1695 he made his own choice too....a choice no normal, kind person would ever make no matter what.

@joeyjojo5986

6 ай бұрын

I'm a angry old man but that note she left (especially the last line) broke me.

@cathynevius2164

6 ай бұрын

I don’t believe Helen chose the separate bedroom setup. Interestingly, Charles Dickens did the same thing to his wife, expecting her to put on a show of respectability while having an affair. When Mrs. Dickens found out why she was pushed out of a shared bed she left him. He retaliated by denying her access to all her children except her oldest son who went with her. Narcissists like Dickens and Seuss can always find a willing replacement for the no longer useful wife after she has served her purpose. If he’s a genius he should be able to do whatever makes him happy and don’t even get me started on Woody Allen.

Wonderful life story. So enjoyed it and remember so well his books and "Green Eggs and Ham" Thank you

I was crying tears of warm rememberance by 1/2 of this presentation..thank you soooo much...

What a wonderful life. Thank you Dr. Suisse

My favorite Dr. Seuss books as a adult are Mr. Brown can moo can you, Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the hat comes back, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and The Lorax. I remembered that both Dr. Seuss's ABC and the Cat in the hat comes back teach kids and adults the alphabet.

Thank you for uploading this it nice to able to hear this probably 😊

I have 6 kids, now aged 29 to 47. I have read Dr. Suess so much I have most of the books memorized. Still own the entire collection that I now read to my granddaughters who love them as much as their mothers did.

Just one ingenious way to encourages and teach a child to read, and enjoy it.

I was raised on Dr. Seuss books ❤ ❗

@morrisonscott702

5 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@billwilson5341

3 ай бұрын

@@morrisonscott702 How are YOU doing?

Fascinating video. thanks!

Great documentary. Thank you!🙂

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Nicely done documentary.

Green eggs & ham was my favorite!