Dr. Seuss Books for Obsolete Children: Life, Lessons, and Controversy (Drake Hall)

Celebrated cartoonist Theodore SEUSS Geisel (1904-1991) wrote and drew not only for children but for adults (or obsolete children as he called them). He had strong opinions about serious matters and authored books using cartoon illustrations that considered the "cold war," ecology and the environment, life and aging, and love and devotion. His cartoon sometimes pushed the politically correct limits and led to efforts to cancel, ban, and even burn his books. Lectures review Dr. Seuss's life, loves, awards, and controversies.  

Dr. Robert Meroney is a professor emeritus in engineering from Colorado State University. He has 55 years of experience in teaching, research, and consulting. He has developed over 50 lectures on eclectic topics ranging from corporate logos to fraud, to surrealistic art, to MONEY! These have been presented to service clubs, senior centers, libraries, college classes, and book clubs. 

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Recommendations

Optional Reading:

The Butter Battle Book - Dr. Seuss

The Seven Lady Godivas - Dr. Seuss

Your Only Old Once - Dr. Seuss

The King's Stilts and The Lorax - Dr. Seuss

Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose - Dr. Seuss

 The Bippolo Seed - Dr. Seuss

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