Theodor Seuss Geisel

"Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work during his leisure hours that he called his 'Midnight Paintings,' and which is now known as 'The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss.' This irrepressible and soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic American artist. For sixty years, his 'Secret Art' allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines and pressures of commercial deadlines...

The hardcover edition of Dr. Seuss Goes to War was published to extraordinary acclaim, selling out four printings and featured in publications from the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times to Entertainment Weekly and Mother Jones. Now, for the first time, the book that the New York Times Book Review hailed as "fascinating" is available in paperback.

Before writing his first children's book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, published in 1937, Geisel worked as a political cartoonist, an advertising illustrator, and a documentary filmmaker. Checker collects some of the rarer, never before published cartoons created by Geisel. Volume 2 includes magazine and book illustrations, advertising illustrations, and other rare pieces.

The story of the greedy, tree-chopping Once-lers and the brave little Lorax who speaks up for the vanishing forest.

The grouchy Grinch tries to stop Christmas from coming to Whoville, but the Whos teach him the true meaning of Christmas instead.

Horton is a the lovable elephant who tries to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust. It seems that he is the only one who can hear the tiny people of the tiny planet.

"Do you like green eggs and ham? So begins this interactive adaptation of Dr. Seuss's beloved tale about trying new things. As Sam-I-Am tries to persuade the grumpy narrator to try green eggs and ham--in a house, with a mouse, on a train, in the rain... everywhere, in every way!--children can spot the Seussian icons on the page, press the matching buttons, and listen to sounds that bring each scenario to life."--Amazon.

Flying the secret sky: In 1940, Nazi air strikes had Britain on its knees. The RAF was desperate for planes and their supply of U.S. aircraft, sent on ship convoys, had been sunk in the icy Atlantic by relentless German U-boats. In response, the U.S. launched a secret operation to fly the planes across the unforgiving ocean to England. On a wind and a prayer: Takes an in-depth look at the Japanese Fugo Balloon Bomb offensive and highlights its place...