Seven/ Coffee Table Book

Full of pretty pictures and made more for display than for use, coffee table books sit on the boundary between books like Horton and art or even furniture. Particularly popular as coffee table books are collections of cartoons, for example political cartoons from the New Yorker   great for picking up to read a page or two with no long term commitment to the book.

Posted by Katie on March 14, 2006 03:35 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , seven

Ten/ Horton Hears a Who

Horton is a famous Seussian elephant who is not only benign looking, but rather helpless himself!

Posted by Lauren on March 14, 2006 03:16 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , ten

Six/ Monsters and Creatures

Though fairy tale beasts are as likely as not to be ferocious or evil, Seussian creatures are often funny looking but generally benign.

Posted by Katie on March 14, 2006 02:04 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , six

Nine/ Oh, The Places You'll Go

I received this book after my high school graduation. It is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books and a perfect example of his ability to entertain both children and adults.

Posted by Lauren on March 14, 2006 01:33 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , nine

Eight/ Dr. Seuss

The man deserves his spot. We keep dancing around the issue, let's be frank about it.

Posted by Katie on March 13, 2006 04:34 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , eight

Three/ Transcending boundaries

We often find that certain works happen to please a wider audience than they were intended for. The Brothers Grim, while intended for adults, are loved by children. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, on the author hand, offer entertainment to children which many adults take pleasure from as well.

Posted by Lauren on March 13, 2006 01:34 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , three

Two/ The Brothers Grim

Though often percieved as children's literature, the Grim brother's collection of stories often deals with more adult themes. The same might be said of The Simpsons in the modern world. Dr. Seuss has also been known to write books for adults, for example The Seven Ladies Godiva.

Posted by Katie on March 13, 2006 11:10 AM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , two

One/ The Simpsons

Matt Groening's The Simpsons also emerged from a cartoon. Its title was Life in Hell, and the sketches in the strip were similar to the cartoon characters in the show.

Posted by Lauren on March 12, 2006 07:41 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , one

Five/ Political Cartoons

Theodore Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, drew many political cartoons featuring - no surprise - creatures that look like the characters of his later children's books.

Posted by Katie on March 12, 2006 07:18 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , five

Four/ Children's Literature

Dr. Seuss was an influential author of books for children.

Posted by Lauren on March 12, 2006 07:17 PM | Categories: Dr. Seuss , four

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