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Bibliographic Supplement

As a further supplement to the bibliography of Dr. Seuss: American Icon, readers should consult the following two works (both of which appearead after I completed Dr. Seuss: American Icon):
  • Charles Cohen's The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss (New York: Random House, 2004)
  • Richard H. F. Lindemann's The Dr. Seuss Catalog: An Annotated Guide to Works by Theodor Geisel in All Media, Writings About Him, and Appearances of Characters and Places in the Books, Stories and Films.  (Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2005)


Bibliographic Supplement to Dr. Seuss: American Icon

 

Works by Dr. Seuss | Secondary Sources | Thanks

 

In my book, Dr. Seuss: American Icon, I include a bibliography of all Dr. Seuss's non-advertising work. However, Seuss was so incredibly prolific that I know that I will have missed something. So, I've created this page to correct any omissions. Should there be a second edition of the book, I will include these items and will (of course) give credit to those who've helped.

-- Philip Nel, September 2003

 

Works by Dr. Seuss

Books Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss

The Foot Book. New York: Random House, 1968. [I cannot describe how embarrassed I feel to have omitted this from p. 213. I am, however, glad that the web allows me to correct my error.]

Dr. Seuss's Cartoons and Parodies in Other Publications

"I am So Thrilled, My Dear! At Last I Can Understand the Ecstasy Lawrence Experienced When He Raced Posthaste Across the Sands of Arabia in Pursuit of the Fleeting Arab." Saturday Evening Post 16 July 1927. [The title and magazine are on p. 234; the date is not.]


Secondary Sources

Literary Criticism

Fenkl, Heinz Insu. "The Secret Alchemy of Dr. Seuss." The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts. 2001. <http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forseus.html>. Claims that Seuss has become "culturally ubiquitous because his works bring together all the elements that make folklore indelible in our consciousness," citing The Lorax as an example, and noting in particular the book's "complex interweaving of symbolism and anagrams." Also mentions controversy over the book, and provides biographical overview of Seuss's life.

Hearn, Michael Patrick. "Who the Zeus Was Dr. Seuss?" Teaching and Learning Literature. Nov./Dec. 1995. 61-66. Essay review offers mixed assessment of Judith and Neil Morgan's Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel, provides summary biography, and discusses Seuss's influences.

Henderson, Jennifer. "Green Eggs & Movies: Celebrating Dr. Seuss' 100th Birthday." Big Reel: Movie, Video, & Hollywood Collectibles. Mar. 2004: 16, 20, 24, 30, 34, 36. Extensive overview of film and audio adaptations of Dr. Seuss's works, as well as biographical films on Seuss. Fully illustrated.

---. "Green Eggs & Postcards: In Search of Dr. Seuss postcards." Postcard Collector 22.3 (March 2004): 13-16, 23-24. On postcards featuring Seuss's characters. Fully illustrated with color images of the cards.

Lakhtakia, Akhlesh. "Fractals and The Cat in the Hat." Journal of Recreational Mathematics 22.3 (1990): 161-4. Uses The Cat in the Hat Comes Back to explain fractals.

Mason, Ian Garrick. "Stop Making Sense." The Walrus 1.3 (Feb/Mar 2004): 91-95. Provides biographical summary and situates Seuss among nonsense poets.

op de Beeck, Nathalie. “‘Mulberry Street runs into Bliss’: Slippery Intersections in Dr. Seuss’s Debut.” Art, Narrative, and Childhood. Edited by Morag Styles and Eve Bearne. Stoke on Trent, England: Trentham Books, 2003: 9-19.

---. “Speaking for the Trees: Environmental Ethics in the Rhetoric and Production of Picture Books.” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 30.3 (Fall 2005): 265-287.

Interviews and Profiles

Geisel, Helen P. "Dr. Seuss Was Born an Artist." Young Wings. Published by The Junior Literary Guild (Garden City, NY). Jan. 1948. 8-9. HG on TSG's childhood, art, education, magazine cartoons, advertising, WWII service, and McElligot's Pool. Cover of Young Wings has illustration from McElligot's Pool.

Sullivan, Robert. "Oh The Places He Did Go." @UCSD: An Alumni Publication May 2004: 22-29. TSG on the Springfield zoo, drawing, childhood, humor, the Jack-o-lantern/pseudonym story, poetry. Audrey Geisel on the Geisel Library, TSG saving his work, establishing the Dr. Seuss Collection at USCD, the Seuss statue, and TSG's ashes. Lynda Claassen on Audrey's generosity, the Dr. Seuss Collection, researchers, and exhibits. Sydney Lea on TSG's verse. Richard Minear on TSG's cultural importance.

Swift, Earl. "We Celebrate Dr. Seuss." Parade 15 Feb. 2004: 4-6. Comments from Maurice Sendak, Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, and Audrey Geisel. AG on TSG's inspiration, origin of Horton Hatches the Egg, and how TSG would respond to the centennial celebrations. LGD-C on TSG's gait, the centennial, and her memorial.


THANKS TO: everyone thanked on the "Acknowledgments" pages of Dr. Seuss: American Icon, and: Lane Smith, Russell James.


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