What truly inspires me, though is when I learned that his first picture book, And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 different publishers. 27! He had about decided to give up on writing children's books, when he ran into a friend who worked for a publisher. The friend offered to show his manuscript to the big bosses, and they decided to publish it. So, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that the world was not deprived of Dr. Seuss because of a boatload of rejections. I try to remember that when I feel discouraged about this whole process. What if he had given up? I shudder to think of it.
Just remember what Dr. Seuss himself said:
“You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So . . . get on your way!” (from Oh, the Places You'll Go.)
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Thank you for sharing this! I love Dr. Seuss, and I am very happy that he never gave up! (BTW - Mulberry Street is probably my favorite of his!!)
I love Dr. Seuss! Glad he never gave up--otherwise the children's book world wouldn't have been nearly as colorful. :) Thanks for sharing this!
I Love DR. Seuss, too!
I even saw Seussical the Musical and it was GREAT!!
Another Seuss lover!! Sometimes I think my kids like Green Eggs and Ham a little TOO much :)
thsnks for the post my fav is oh the places you will go
Wonderful post and so true!
he is a classic -
I ♥ Dr. Seuss.
I'm glad I found your blog. I'm a fan of classic speculative fiction, though I write historicals myself. Thanks for the encouragement! My agent is just submitting my novel, so I may need that reminder about how to handle setbacks in the publishing journey. :-)
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