Dr. Seuss is a pen name.
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20 surprising things you didn't know about Dr. Seuss
Other than his knack for thinking up absurdly wonderful characters, there are lots of things you probably don't know about Dr. Seuss.
He has a star on the Walk of Fame.
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You've probably been pronouncing "Seuss" wrong.
He wrote and illustrated 45 books.
He published his first cartoon in 1925.
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Dr. Seuss reportedly pretended to have a daughter.
Chrysanthemum-Pearl, according to Smithsonian magazine.
He wrote for an ad agency.
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He treated his books like his "children."
Audrey Giesel, Dr. Seuss' wife, when asked what her husband's favorite book was, she replied, "
"The Lorax" was possibly inspired by a monkey in Kenya.
His first book wasn't published until 1937.
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He was a political cartoonist.
He served in World War II.
Japan influenced one of his books.
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His most famous book was written on a bet.
Dr. Seuss' wife thought he was a medical doctor when she first met him.
He won a Pulitzer Prize.
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He collected hats.
He invented the word "nerd."
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He has two Academy Awards.
He has several Emmys.
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