It's the cat in the hat, here to teach some tricks, make a mess, and leave like a shadow. So a typical ninja. 

Happy #DrSeussDay! I finally got around to making some more Seussavengers mashup parodies! Say hello to Twin One and Twin Two! I was originally going to mash Wanda and Pietro with Sally and Conrad (the kids from Cat in the Hat) but those characters didn't have as noticeable a presence. Also once I connected the Cosmic Cube to the crate the Things come from it all clicked! More Seussavengers to come! Stay tuned! #DrSeuss #ThingOneandThingTwo #CatInTheHat #DrSeussBirthday #Marvel #Avengers #Wanda #ScarletWitch #Quicksilver #Seussavengers #MashUp #Parody #MCU #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #fanart #artwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CpToSXdDc9G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash yesterday at the @cityofpomona civic center in front of the library. #drseussbirthday #ohtheplacesyouwillgo 💙🤹📷✌️👏👏🙂 (at Pomona Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkxjFnJ5u1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We celebrated #drseussbirthday at one of our favorite places today- the library! 📚 #readacrossamerica #librarylove #bookworms #teachthemyoung #welovebooks (at Farmington Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUOUZdO_uB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here's a lil poem I wrote to celebrate Dr. Seuss. How are you celebrating today 👇 . . . #drseuss #drseussweek #drseussbirthday #drseussday #drseussquotes #drseussparty #drseusstheme #drseussquote #drseusscake #drseussbooks #drseussart #drseussland #drseussbirthdayparty #drseussbook #drseussmonth #drseusscakepops #drseussbow #drseusstee #drseusstreats #drseussoutfit #drseussisthegreatest https://www.instagram.com/p/CpSja6hOUp8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#onesownwill #motivation #motivationalquotes #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #quotes #dailyquotes #drseuss #drseussquotes #drseussweek #drseussbirthday #drseussday #drseussexperience #seuss https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjve7pEOOUI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did you know? Dr. Seuss was born on this date in 1904. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

It's also #NationalReadAcrossAmerica today ❤

#ambassadorlove

#DrSeussBirthday

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UNCLE SAM-I-AM: Happy B-Day Dr. Seuss!

Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, born #OTD, 1904.

Geisel's "Private Snafu" in "RUMORS", WW2 training film, NARA ID 35828. NARA Gif here.

From WW2 malaria awareness campaign, illustrated by Theodor Geisel, National Archives at Atlanta, NARA ID 784001.

Image from WW2 Newsmap story, 5/4/1942, NARA ID 66394991.

WW2 War Bonds poster by Theodor Geisel, NARA ID 515479.

Many WW2 soldiers were young, newly-enlisted men with minimal formal education. To both impart info and improve morale, the Army Motion Picture Unit – headed by Hollywood director Frank Capra – created nearly two dozen "Private Snafu" training films that featured a bumbling new recruit who routinely breaks rules (SNAFU = Situation Normal All Fouled Up). Many "Private Snafu" shorts were written by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, voiced by Mel Blanc (infamous voice of Bugs Bunny), directed by animation legends Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng, and produced by Warner Bros. Studios.

RUMORS Military Training Film

Dr. Seuss's unique and imaginative style is evident in this "Rumors" training film. Pvt. Snafu chats with another soldier in the bathroom about "nice bombing weather."

It was a bright sunny day, air fresh and clean Not a rumor was stirring, except... in the latrine!

The rumor spreads rapidly, taking the form of hot air.

The hot air is blowing. A rumor is flowing!

The hot air fills giant balloons that then go through the "rumor mill" and become animated flying sausages that swarm the training camp, leading to the base shutdown/quarantine for "RUMOR-ITIS."

Balloon juice - it's phony, but it makes nice baloney! That's right. Exaggerate it. Stretch it. Multiply it. Now shoot off your face, And baloney is flying all over the place!

Even worse, Private Snafu ends up straitjacketed in a psych ward's padded cell #13, where he is tormented by Napoleon Baloney (Bolognaparte?). Lesson learned...

From Theodor Geisel's Military Personnel File, NARA ID 40933952.

See also:

Uncle Sam-I-Am: Dr. Seuss’s Private Snafu, by Richard Green, Still Pictures archivist, The Unwritten Record blog.

Dr. Seuss Beyond Snafu: Your Job in Germany, by Audrey Amidon, Motion Picture Preservation Specialist, The Unwritten Record blog.

Dr. Seuss And The War Department, National Archives at Atlanta.

First Lady Michelle Obama reads from Dr. Seuss, White House East Room, Barack Obama Presidential Library, NARA ID 157649364.

Cool that he lived on "Wonderview Dr." in Hollywood! From his military personnel file, NARA ID 4093395

Not really proud of my body today. Just one of those not so lean days but I just gotta remind myself of how far I’ve come and just keep going. Don’t let it make you give up cuz that won’t help at all... I was able to make a new record for floors in 30 minutes on the stairclimber so that’s something I’m def proud of! 🎉 🙌 & the can collection is getting a bit ridiculous 😂 our energy drinks were super yummy today. #libertypop #3denergy #razeenergy #patriotic #planetfitness #stairclimber #pushday #inclinepress #chestflys #badbodyimageday #loveyourself #keeppushing #staypositive #energydrinkcollection #drseussbirthday (at Planet Fitness) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL8Pz15Al9U/?igshid=13b31eofuwsno

Due to many things going on right now (good and bad), I sadly missed doing an annual illustration for Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday. Dr. Seuss was a tremendous inspiration to me as a child and still is today. I always think of his famous quote, "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.” I think I also missed his birthday tribute last year too. :( Here is a repost of a past image. #drseuss #theodoregeisel #drseussbirthday #childrensillustration #thecatinthehat #fish #cat #gadgets #inkdrawing #robbmommaerts https://www.instagram.com/p/B9W9y3FlB6K/?igshid=k11j5qzisn6d

Happy #DrSeussDay! Here's an album of all my Seussavengers parodies I've created so far. More Seussavengers to come! Stay tuned! #DrSeuss #CatInTheHat #DrSeussBirthday #TheGrinch #Marvel #Avengers #CaptainAmerica #IronMan #Thor #Seussavengers #MashUp #Parody #MCU #Illustration #illustrator #art #artwork #artist #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTo_A4DfmE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Born on March 2, 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel grew up in Springfield, MA. He was an avid reader and loved to draw, but he did not spend his childhood planning to become a children's author. In fact, he remembered in Reader's Digest that his first foray into art class was anything but successful. His high school teacher told him, "You will never learn to draw, Theodor. Why don't you just skip this class for the rest of the term." In a Parade magazine feature, Geisel claimed that the lack of formal art lessons actually assured that he would develop a distinctive style of his own. "I've capitalized on my mistakes," he said. "Since I can't draw, I've taken the awkwardness and peculiarities of my natural style and developed them. That's why my characters look that way."⠀ ⠀ From high school Geisel moved to Dartmouth College, where he became editor of the college humor magazine, Jack-o-Lantern. In the pages of that periodical first appeared the bizarre cartoon animals that would eventually become the backbone of his book illustrations. Even so, the work with Jack-o-Lantern was a sideline. Geisel graduated from Dartmouth and entered Oxford University, intending to pursue a doctorate in English literature. Within a year he had changed his mind about academia--a fellow student, Helen Palmer, encouraged him to pursue cartooning. He took her advice, and married her as well. They returned to the United States, and soon Geisel was selling drawings and prose pieces to magazines such as College Humor, Vanity Fair, Liberty, and Life.⠀ ⠀ == ⠀ Source: "Theodor Seuss Geisel." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, Gale, 2002. Gale In Context: Biography.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #pgcc #pgcclibrary #drseuss #drseussbirthday #readacrossamerica (at Prince George's Community College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PSs89hCBW/?igshid=1vt3rzd3mf9qh

For #drseussweek my daughter Holly was Jen from the #minecraft book A Hole New World. @gamingwithjen #popularmmos #gamingwithjen #drsuess #drseussday #drseussbirthday #cosplay #cosplayer #momlife #holly #momblog #momblogger #instaparent #instamom #girlmom #girlmomlife (at Westville, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BumzDXgnI9y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ls3736axfx8u

Another video snippet from our Seuss-eriffic Reader’s Theater today! Thank you to everyone that joined us! . #escolibrary #escondidoca #library #drseuss #catinthehat #childrenslibrary #drseussbirthday https://www.instagram.com/p/BudMOXPAc1G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1523nsu5zho4w