Caroline M. Smith

Delightful big beautiful coffee table book featuring the art of Theodore Geisel from his advertising days through his last "Dr. Seuss" book, with many full color plates of pictures never seen in any of his published works. He was a quirky, imaginative fellow who never had children of his own, but figured out how to reach young minds, even though he claimed to be rather uncomfortable with kids in person. There's a fair bit of biography here, too, but the text really takes a back seat to the art---from his "secret" paintings to his Unorthodox Taxidermy, not leaving out his amazing illustrations for his many children's books, no one did it like Dr. Seuss, and as the author points out, no one has ever attempted to imitate his style. This book was lots of fun.… (meer)