Dr. Seuss transformed American childhood with more than 60 books that taught generations to read through playful rhyme and unforgettable characters. He created enduring classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, The Lorax, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. During World War II, Geisel joined the U.S. Army’s First Motion Picture Unit, where he collaborated with filmmaker Frank Capra and produced the Private Snafu cartoon series to educate soldiers through humor. Before his fame as an author, his sharp cartoons appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Life Magazine, and Vanity Fair. He is recognized as one of America’s most influential storytellers, earning nearly every children’s book award as well as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, a special Pulitzer Prize. His work in film won him two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and three Academy Awards.