I learned that the author and the artist of the Dr Suess books are one in the same. He was a great talent!

This is an amazingly fast read as there is very little text. I read the letter from his wife and the Intro which was by......bugger the book is downstairs and I have forgotten the artists name. Who did Where the Wild Things Are? Anyway it was a good intro as well. It gave some background to one of the paintings that is in the book and about Ted Giesel as well.

There are many full page color images of artwork. Not just paintings and drawings but some sculpture as well. I never knew he did any sculptures. Many of these were his private collection. As they are in chronological order you can see how much of his style was there right from the beginning and how it fully flushed out a little later. One or two have little things to them that are more for adults but nothing too bad that you could not let your kid see.

I do wish it had more background though on each image. One is probably Horton but it is just marked as an elephant. Was it a study for the book? Looks like it could be but I don't know that one that well. All we get is the title, year and what each artwork is made of. Nothing else. Nothing. I found this a bit frustrating. Some of the images are so close to a particular book you wonder if they were studies or items that were intended for the book but got edited out later? No way of knowing. This is why I only gave it three stars. I would have loved to have given it 4. I used to work in an art museum. You would get more information on each of these paintings with the little card they hang next to an artwork telling about it than you get from this book. And I found that really, really sad for the fans of his artwork.

This is the coolest book, including some interesting nudes. Dr. Seuss grows up, and you see a darker, more interesting side to who he is.

Dr. Seuss is just one of the coolest children's author ever, and he's not a bad artist, either. Maybe not the best, but it is still fun to see his quirky work.

Love this book. I went to the art exhibition of the featured artwork found in the book. A local art gallery in my town hosted the show and I bought the book at that time. The secret art of the great Dr. was on loan to the art gallery. It seemed as though you were spending time with the master himself. Reading the notes attached to the art and letters that accompany the exhibit. Fascinating!
The book is simply a treasure of fantastic artwork that shows the genius of this master artist and continues to inspire.

Maurice Sendak in the intro be playing into the conservative "cancel culture and political correctness" complex despite there being a total of ONE kinda racial picture and it's really tame ? Weird stuff, great art !!!!!

I love to see his dirty cartoons.

how fabulous is this book

What a treat! Beautiful, whimsical artwork that Seuss painted for his own enjoyment and which he requested be shared only after his death. Spans 70 years. Forward by Maurice Sendak.

Delightful, with good introductions from Dr. Seuss's wife and Maurice Sendak. Enjoy random naked ladies popping up but still with good, delightful humor, like "Fooling Nobody":

This was very interesting. I enjoyed looking through it.

Dr. Seuss was quite an accomplished artist, which is obvious to anyone who has seen his brilliant illustrations. It's always been my opinion that his best books are the ones he illustrated himself. However, he was also quite a painter, particularly with watercolors. Brilliant, absurd, black & white along with color prints are collected here, works that Seuss would only allow a select few to see in his lifetime. Pure eye candy from one of the 20th century's geniuses.