Oh, The Places He's Been! Dr. Seuss Turns 104
Today is the birthday celebration for one of San Diego's favorite artists, the late Theodor Geisel. As KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps tells us, Geisel's alter ego, Dr. Seuss, is alive and well.
Ted Geisel may have died in 1991, but his record sales year was 2007. Publisher Kate Klimo says Random House sold eight million copies of his books.
Klimo: That's the beauty of a children's book. When a children's book works, it doesn't work just for today, it gets passed down. It works for generations.
Dr. Seuss reaches a new generation next week, with the opening of a computer-animated film, Horton Hears a Who!
Even though you can't hear or see them at all, a person's a person, no matter how small.
Klimo: When Seuss goes into a new medium, it's always good news for us, because the tide rises, and it gets even more people out buying Seuss.
Ted Geisel would have turned 104 this weekend. His widow Audrey celebrated at UCSD's Geisel Library , which is named in their honor.
Andrew Phelps, KPBS News.
