Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel (Paperback)

from Shuffy2

I love this book, it melds education and fun into one! Dr. Suesss, aka Theodor Geisel, began his career as not just a cartoonist but a political cartoonist. After a few illustrations selling various items, he became involved in political cartoons for PM magazine urging the US to get involved in t...

from Michael_Rose

With few exceptions, this is quite an excellent collection. It's also one hell of a condemnation of American's pre-1941 apathy towards Hitler and his victims. Americans still view brutal dictators as "not their problem" until the problem is more direct to their own interests, so his cartoons are ...

from wfzimmerman

A really cool book. Dr. Seuss's drawings look the same when he is drawing Hitler as when he is drawing Horton or the Cat in the Hat. It's also gratifying that Seuss was so right so early about the Fascist threat...

from Angelic55blonde

I really like this because it is a great collection of political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. The cartoons say more than entire books on the subject can at times and it gives the reader a glimpse into what many people thought at the time.

from wishanem

The political comics of Theodor Geisel are presented in this book with enough background, commentary, and context to be really appreciated. The political points being promoted by each comic aren't always obvious, and Richard Minear's elaborations are as illuminating as they are concise. He also...