Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss: 7 Facts You Didn't Know About The Author

How did Geisel adopt the nom de plume Dr. Seuss? According to Philip Nel, author of "Dr. Seuss: American Icon," the pen name appeared years before Geisel published his first children's book, "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street!"

In 1925, Dartmouth student Geisel was caught drinking gin with some buddie--during Prohibition. As punishment, Geisel was forced to pull out of extracurricular activities, including his role as editor-in-chief at a student magazine. After that, Geisel chose to publish his work under a variety of assumed names, one of which was Dr. Seuss. Geisel later also published children's books under the names Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone--these pseudonyms appear on books that he wrote but didn't illustrate.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/dr-seuss-birthday_n_1310741.html

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