Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book does for the range of human moods and emotions what Oh, the Places You'll Go! does for the human life cycle. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the 'first book ever to be based on beautiful illustrations and sensational color.' The quest for an artist finally ended-after the manuscript languished for more than two decades-at the paint brushes of husband-and-wife team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher whose stunning, expressive paintings reveal such striking images as a bright red horse kicking its heels, a cool and quiet green fish, a sad and lonely purple dinosaur, and an angrily howling black wolf. Seuss wrote in 1973, was a letter outlining his hopes of finding 'a great color artist who will not be dominated by me.' The late Dr. Steve and Lou currently reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Steve and Lou fell in love with the My Many Colored Days manuscript at first sight, seeing in it an unusual opportunity to create something that is at once both childlike and sophisticated. They are currently among the most sought after of children's book artists. Since then, Steve and his wife Lou Fancher has collaborated on the illustrations and design on a number of notable children's books. Steve's stunning illustrations have been seen in many magazines, but it was not until Knopf asked him to illustrate No Star Nights in 1989 that he began his career as a children's book illustrator.

in illustration from the School of Associated Arts in St. Steve Johnson was born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and earned a B.F.A. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and two Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. In the process, he helped kids learn to read.

Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines.

After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising.

Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series)ĭr.

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