It’s Dr. Seuss’ birthday – so what better way to pay tribute than with a rhyme!
To celebrate the birthday of inspirational children’s writer Dr. Seuss, who was born as Theodor Geisel on this day in 1904, we’ve made an attempt to pay tribute to the author in the style of the great man himself.
Although he died in 1991, much of his work remains extremely popular, and it was recently announced that a biopic about his life is currently in the works. We hope we’ve captured some of the spirit of the man in our little rhyme!
The month, it was March,
And the date was the second,
When an author was born,
Who’s the greatest – I reckon,
At putting a smile,
On a young infant’s face,
At transporting their mind,
To a wonderful place.
The man who I speak of,
Oh, who could it be?
I beg of you reader,
Just listen to me,
His birth name was Geisel
But that was no use,
So he took on a new one,
That name: Dr. Seuss.
Few others have managed,
Like this Doctor did,
To make adults giggle,
Along with their kid,
At the gibberish rhymes,
And the wonder and fun,
That emerged from his work,
Like the light from the sun.
All manner of nonsense,
Appeared in those books,
Like ‘jiboo’ and ‘oobleck,’
And ‘sala-ma-goox,’
There were foxes in footwear,
And felines in hats,
And a Grinch who stole Christmas,
Now just fancy that!
You wish to be told of,
A Who that can bellow?
You better not worry
‘cause I know the fellow!
You wish to know all,
About green eggs and ham?
You needn’t look further,
‘cause I know the man!
Today is his birthday,
An excellent chance,
To honour the writer,
Who made our heart’s dance,
He’s no longer here,
But his work is immortal,
So open those books up,
And have a good chortle!
