Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books - like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life.

Janet Pascal, author of many YA biographies and Viking’s senior copy-editor, lives in New York, New York.

Danny Campbell's play acting credits include the six years with the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles, and other stages. He has appeared in CBS's The Guardian, the recent films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and over twenty-five commercials. Danny is also an adjunct faculty member of the Santa Monica theatre arts department.