One day long ago, a fiercely mischievous feline showed up at the house of two young children. Chaos ensued. Despite the high-pitched protestations of the home’s pet fish, the cat would not leave.

When editors from Random House Children’s Books visited the Dr. Seuss collection at UC San Diego’s main library in May, they were looking for something special: a work that could tie in with America’s ...

We always want to know what has made great people great--can we learn their habits or adopt some of their attitudes or routines? Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), let his collection of ...