Nel, Philip, 1969-

Dr. Seuss : American icon / Doctor Seuss Philip Nel. - New York : Continuum, 2004. - xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-284) and index.

List of illustrations and credits -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : How to read Dr. Seuss -- U.S. laureate of nonsense : a Seussian poetics -- Dr. Seuss vs. Adolf Hitler : a political education -- doc in the smock -- 5,000 fingers of Dr. S. : the other sides of Dr. Seuss -- Disneyfication of Dr. Seuss : faithful to profit, one hundred perfect? -- cat in the hat for president : Dr. Seuss and the public imagination -- Epilogue : American icon, American iconoclast -- Notes -- Annotated bibliography -- Index. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. The ch. 4. The ch. 5. The ch. 6. The

0826414346 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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GBA3-T8279


Seuss, Dr. --Criticism and interpretation.
Seuss, Dr. --Appreciation--United States.


Children's literature, American--History and criticism.
Children--Books and reading--History--United States--20th century.

PS 3513 .E2 / Z787 2004