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

Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was one of the titans of 20th century American children's literature--a legacy that shows no sign of diminishing in the 21st. But such epochal fare as The Cat in the Hat and enduring, whimsical characters as Horton, The Grinch and Sam-I-Am represent but one corner of the late writer/artist's vast artistic universe. Other Geisel biographies have detailed his remarkable life and vibrant art, but Massachusetts dentist/Seussiana collector nonpareil Charles D. Cohen serves up a "visual biography" that's part lovingly illustrated coffee table book and part insightful analysis of a creative mind and the various historical and cultural forces that shaped it. Cohen richly illustrates his compelling tribute with key, telling artifacts from his own massive collection. No corner of the author/artist's life has escaped Cohen's obsessive collector's eye, including: turn-of the-century bottles of the Geisel family brewery, Geisel's teenage writings and illustrations, later work that spans careers in cartooning advertising (successful campaigns for Esso, Flit and others), wartime propaganda (including uncredited work on the Oscar-winning Hitler Lives!) and Hollywood (The 5000 Finger of Dr. T). Indeed, in Cohen's thoughtful, lavishly illustrated analysis, Geisel's latter-day incarnation as children's author supreme was but the logical distillation of a lifetime devoted to wit, wordplay and whimsical art. --Jerry McCulley

• The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
• Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel
• Theodor Geisel: A Portrait of the Man Who Became Dr. Seuss (Lives and Legacies Series)
• Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography
• The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories (Classic Seuss)
• Just What the Doctor Disordered: Early Writings and Cartoons of Dr. Seuss (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
• The Life of Dr. Seuss: A Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel Just for Kids!
• The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss
• The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family
• The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats (Picture Book)