# Dr. Suess **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-suess/141132 "2002-12-07T14:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LiquidChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@LiquidChaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiquidChaos)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-suess/141132/1 "2002-12-07T14:32:27Z")
Years ago, right after Dr. Suess dies, a teacher of mine had a drawing on her wall (like a cartoon) and on it was a poem that said something like “where are you dr suess? can you come out and play” or something. It was a very touching tribute and I have been looking for it ever since. I cannot even remember which teacher I had or I would just go back and find her. Please please help if you can. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-suess/141132/2 "2002-12-07T14:56:51Z")
I am really NOT saying this in any nasty way - but I must remark that it is spelled SEUSS, as it might help you. Best of luck, and welcome to the SDMB. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-suess/141132/3 "2002-12-07T16:28:07Z")
Just because I’m too lazy to look it up, did the good doctor use the German pronunciation “soyss”? ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-suess/141132/4 "2002-12-07T18:16:29Z")
Apparently it was pronounced “soos.” That’s the way I’ve always heard it, and he was a prominent-enough figure to set the record straight. It was his middle name, IIRC. Theodore Seuss Giesel. He also wrote other children’s books under the name “Theo LeSieg”; Giesel rearranged.