This book is a biography of the most famous children's author Dr.Suess .
Unless and until we read the book "The School Story" by Andrew Clements , we never knew that Ted giesel is the actual name of Dr.Suess, thanks to Clements for provoking our anxiety to learn more about Dr. Suess.
Story:
Born in 1904, Theodor Suess Geisel ( his full name) lived in Springfield Massachusetts, with his parents and sister ,his house is the beautiful place of all , because three blocks from his house was a public library and six blocks was a Zoo. His father being the superintendent of parks ran the zoo.
Ted's daily routines include read aloud of a story by his mom everyday on bedtime , and discussion about animals in the zoo with his father during dinner.These things made him more attached to books and animals, the two things to which we relate him till now.
The boy who always roamed happily with his friends in the neighbourhood , who liked doodling, drawing apart from books and animals had a dark side too .He has always been bullied in school since he is a German immigrant , always considered as a failure as he is not good at shooting ( in which his parents excelled)and has weak muscles .
Even though he wins in art competitions , his art teacher considered him as a loser , since his drawings are always exaggerated , his view about a particular thing or animal is always different ,flying cows , plant like animals , cat with nine ears etc.
Of all these odds how he managed to become Dr.Suess, the favourite author for not only kids but also adults is the rest of the story.
The story that teaches courage determination and working towards ones own passion . Also included at the end of the book a beautiful summary about Dr Suess and details about his books.
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