Dr. Seuss, the famous author of children's stories, actually had a very interesting career. His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, and over the years he had the pen name Seuss, Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone. He first started writing with a pen name after he got busted for drinking at college and had to quit extra-curricular activities. This only made him sign his work differently, as Seuss. Dr. Seuss had a very interesting and varied career. He worked as an illustrator, political cartoonist, … [Read more...]

Today's featured author is Margaret Sidney. Her real name was Harriett Mulford Stone Lothrop, but I don't know why she changed it. She was born in 1844 and died in 1924. She started writing short stories for children when she was 34 and eventually married the publisher of that magazine. Throughout her life she wrote over 30 stories, and helped run the publishing house that her husband owned. He died when she was still young, and she ran the company alone after his death. Some of her most … [Read more...]