We mixed up the primary wing
To read lots of Seuss
From Barthalomew and Oobleck
To Thidwick the Moose
Oh The Places We Went were so very grand
We visited Yertle's Pond and the Loraxes Land
We explored our colors with the head of our school
Learning is fun with Seuss as a tool!
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The Cat in the Hat is born
In May of 1954, Life published a report on illiteracy among schoolchildren, suggesting that children were having trouble reading because their books were boring. This problem inspired Geisel's publisher, prompting him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important for children to learn. The publisher asked Geisel to cut the list to 250 words and use them to write an entertaining children's book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him, published The Cat in the Hat, which brought instant success.
Courtesy of Random House
