Why did dr.Seuss become an author and illustrator?

Answer 1

He liked drawing pictures when he was a boy and discoverd he wanted to be a illistrater when he grew up.

Answer 2

The Cat in the Hat developed as part of a unique joint venture between Houghton Mifflin (Vanguard Press) and Random House. Houghton Mifflin asked Ted to write and illustrate a children's primer using only 225 "new-reader" vocabulary words. Because he was under contract to Random House, Random House obtained the trade publication rights, and Houghton Mifflin kept the school rights. With the release of The Cat in the Hat, Ted became a children's book author and illustrator.

Answer 3

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, became an author and illustrator because he had a passion for storytelling and a talent for creating whimsical characters and stories that appealed to children. He initially started by working in advertising and then transitioned into Children's Books, where he found great success with titles like "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham."

Answer 4

Because a man gave him a bet that he could not write a rhyming children's picture book and he did and went on to be a successful writer

Answer 5

He loved to draw funky animals when he was a boy. When he went to college a girl went up to him and told him his drawing was great! She told him to become an illustrator or/and author.