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Yertle the turtle amazon5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() If you're calling him Seuss, he pronounces it Soice (or Zoice)."ĭoes it really matter? Whether it rhymes with moose or voice only becomes an issue when you’re looking for words to accompany his name in a rhyming poem, and that’s the big problem that translators face with children’s books such as the ones written by Dr. "You're wrong as the deuce, and you shouldn't rejoice. Alexander Liang, one of the author's collaborators, explained it in a handy poem: ![]() ![]() Seuss from his writing, but the fact is that many of us are mispronouncing his pen name, which he described as having more of a Germanic sound. Seuss's books continue to sell because they entertain children (and adults) so well with their wordplay. Even today, more than a quarter-century after his passing, Dr. Born on this day in 1904 as Theodor Seuss Geisel, the beloved author wrote more than 60 books during his lifetime, which have sold more than 600 million copies. It takes a truly gifted author to write verse as magical as the works of Dr. ![]()
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