The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel

As we celebrate the centennial of Ted Geisel's birth, material is appearing that looks at the influence of Dr. Seuss on generations of American readers. Dr. Cohen brings us what is obviously a labor of love. Drawing inspiration on his extensive collection of Seussiana, he has produced one of the most lavishly illustrated and broadly scoped book on the life and works of the good doctor.Cohen reaches back to Geisel's school days and illustrates the development of the artist's style and humor. Continually he will point out how pieces done at various points in Geisel's life can be traced as part of the development of what would become some of his trademark images and beloved characters, including the Grinch. Instead of focusing heavily on Seuss's books, he draws attention to the vast collection of other artwork that was drawn, mostly before the books even came into being. Seuss's work as a humorist, advertising artist, sculptor, and cartoonist (political and otherwise) are shown here as he continued to improve and hone his craft. The end results are the books that are so beloved to multitudes of people who were lucky enough to grow up with Seuss in the house.The book would be worth it for the pictures alone, but the accompanying text helps get below the surface of many of the pieces, and to tie them together into a artist's whole output. Even if you only look at the pictures and read the captions to the pictures, you will get a whole new appreciation of Dr. Seuss's work over the years. If I any complaint, it is that in some ways the books almost get shorted too much in this narrative, and too often the captions for the illustrations are repetitive to the text. But these are minor quibbles that in no way detract from the glorious whole.For the Seuss lover, and for the casual reader, this book brings the reader a whole new appreciation of a beloved illustrator's work and the genius that was Dr. Seuss.

Anyone who knew Dr Seuss

I ordered this book to be in VERY GOOD condition. It arrived quickly however, there was no dust jacket as pictured and a disgusting crusty piece of crud was dried up on the outer cover. I immediately requested a refund and it was just as quickly refunded. The service was good all the way around with the exception of a book was sent out without assuring the quality met the description.

I can't stop reading this book!

This book is not all about reiterating the Seuss stories we've already read, but instead an objective well researched pictoral and written account of the man so many love. Cohen does a great job researching the possible meanings of Geisel's cartoons and later texts. There are many, many Judge magazine and other political cartoons that are absolutely hilarious, and absolutely adult in nature (similar to alot of his "childrens" stories).I highly recommend this book to anyone what likes to drop into a chapter then skip to another at an opposite end of the book because they are somewhat independent although chronological, it is easy to skip around to the parts you feel like reading for that day.Also, at 400 pages full color, who can pass up the bargain?f.y.i. This biography seems to coincide a lot with *In Search of Dr. Seuss* the movie that just came out in dvd

I"m giving this 4 stars because it's a beautifully done book. On the other hand i just want to warn those that would be considering this book for children... Dr. Seuss did not only draw children's style pictures. There is a degree of nudity in several pictures in this book. Fully exposed breast being the main culprit. I purchased this book for my extremely talented 13 year old comic artist for his birthday. Thank God I went through it before I gave it to him!

Grew up with reading Dr Seuss and so did my granddaughters , and to read about Dr Seuss came to write these books.

Cohen is obviously an avid collector of Seuss, and for that I greatly admire him. I am also VERY grateful for Cohen's effort to recover lost Seuss writings in his new book, The Bippolo Seed and other Lost Stories, because I remembered some of those stories, yet could find no record of them. THIS book, though, was a disappointment, mostly because the illustrations are so small. Perfect for Who's, but too tiny for my aging eyes. Also, while I'm sure Cohen was diligent and honest in his research, his interpretations of Ted's work seem presumptuous considering he, as he says in the book's introduction, "learned about the man almost exclusively from an intensive study of his work as it appeared in original sources," and not from any formal interviews of the man or those who knew him.

Eine Biographie die in keinem Regal eines wahren Fans fehlen darf. Wundervolle Zeichnungen und Bilder jenseits der Kinderbücher die man so kennt.

ドクター・スースこと，シオドア・スース・ガイゼル(1904-1991)の伝記です。　スースのファンの方は，ぜひ，本棚に入れておきましょう。