{"product_id":"9780990718123","title":"The Man Who Was Dr Seuss: The Life and Work of Theodor Geisel","description":"\"The Man Who Was  Dr. Seuss\" is the  first personal AND literary biography of Theodor Geisel, known world-wide for classic children's books such as \"Green Eggs and Ham\";  \"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!\"  and many others.\u003cbr\u003e     It shows the morals that children instinctively  understand from such  simple story-telling; why parents are seldom seen in Dr. Seuss books, why the action in Dr.  Seuss books always moves to the right  and which character is a \"trickster hero\"  -- \u003cbr\u003e     This book is full of fabulous facts and fanciful  fables -- including how Geisel's first book was turned down by -- in his  own account (which varied from time to time)  -- 27 book publishers  -- before it was finally accepted for publication.\u003cbr\u003e     This is a joyful romp through the life and books of Ted Geisel, written by an author who grew up on the Dr. Seuss books. The author still has his childhood copy of \"McElligot's Pool,\" which Dr. Seuss first published in 1947.","brand":"New Century Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120516514032,"sku":"9780990718123","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990718123_p0.jpg?v=1763886013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990718123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}