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American writer and illustrator Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904 - 1991) reclines with his Irish setter Cluny and some proofs of his work by the edge of a swimming pool at home in La Jolla, California, April 25, 1957. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)

American writer and illustrator Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904 - 1991) reclines with his Irish setter Cluny and some proofs of his work by the edge of a swimming pool at home in La Jolla, California, April 25, 1957.  (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)