The whole Seuss and nothing but the Seuss

One way to justify a hobby that's gone out of control is to write a book about the hobby. Then you aren't considered obsessive, but an expert on the subject instead. That's what Charles D. Cohen did with his fixation on all things Seuss. He wrote a book called The Whole Seuss and Nothing but the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel (813 Se814c). From this work I learned that Seuss was a cartoonist, a maker of documentary films for the army, and an ad man - all before writing children's books. Besides sharing this history, Cohen shares items from his collection of both licensed and unauthorized Seuss merchandise.

Here's a Cat in the Hat-infused self-portrait Seuss did for the July 6, 1957 issue of the Saturday Evening Post: