Dr. Seuss was an American author, children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He effectively used symbols to represent ideas or qualities and is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by his death.

Ted Geisel was born in 1904 and took the Dr. Seuss moniker as he began writing cartoons for Look, The Saturday Evening Post, and several other magazines in 1927.

Some of his early work was criticized for containing racist images, but his later results show an evolution of values and beliefs. It seems clear that he evolved when you look at his book, The Sneetches, published in 1961. It is composed of four separate stories with themes of tolerance, diversity, and compromise

Those who knew him believed that if he were alive today, he would have jumped at the chance to be a part of the country’s evolving dialogue about diversity and inclusion.

(Dr. Seuss’s name is Theodor Seuss Geisel)