Category Archives: Dr. Seuss

Unorthodox Taxidermy

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Marco Graziosi

Take a look at these fantastic animal sculptures Dr. Seuss produced in the 1930s using “real animal parts including beaks, antlers and horns from deceased Forest Park Zoo animals where Seuss’s father was superintendent”. You can even buy one! Thanks … Continue reading →

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A New Dr Seuss Movie in the Making

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Marco Graziosi

Horton Hears a Who will be the fist of Suess’s books to become a CG animation feature Continue reading →

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A Hoe is a Hoe, or is it?

Posted on May 30, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Tasmanian politicians have got themselves into a flap about The Cat in the Hat… Continue reading →

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The Other Sides of Seuss

Posted on May 29, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

The New York Times reviews the new Dr. Seuss exhibition at the Animazing Gallery. Continue reading →

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The Descent of Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 21, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

No Place for Absurdity By Eric Gibson J.K. Rowling famously negotiated ironclad agreements with Warner Bros. to make sure that her Harry Potter books made it to the screen in the right way. (What you saw was what you read.) … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss and the British

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

The lord of misrule By Nicola Shulman The British response to Dr Seuss has not, so far, been suitable reading for Ms Dimond-Cates. It may be that we have an embarrassment of excellent children’s writers of our own, whom we … Continue reading →

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Seussmania still Raging!

Posted on March 11, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Hundreds attend ‘Seussentenial’ parties The man who made the Grinch, Sam-I-Am and Bar-ba-loots household names was the inspiration for several local parties last week. To celebrate the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, hundreds of Rolling … Continue reading →

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Start with rhymes

Posted on March 7, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Start with rhymes By DAphne LeeAside from being easy on the ear, rhyming stories are also easy on the tongue although anyone who has grappled with Dr Seuss or Edward Lear’s deliciously madcap nonsense may beg to differ. My husband … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss: Way past silliness

Posted on January 4, 2004 by Marco Graziosi

Dr. Seuss: Way past silliness Though he died in 1991, Seuss seems more popular than ever. ‘The Cat in the Hat’ is now a movie. Thanks to the publicity from the film, the book has returned to the New York … Continue reading →

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Green eggs and subversion

Posted on November 23, 2003 by Marco Graziosi

Green eggs and subversion Dr. Seuss. Even his name is a mystery. We all know the characters he created: the Grinch (which he claimed was a self-portrait), Horton the Elephant, the Star-Belly Sneetches, the Whos and, of course, his most … Continue reading →

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