Dr Seuss’ 1st book was rejected 20 times + 9 Other Facts About The Author

3. He didn’t like children

This is a shocker: one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors didn’t even like kids!  He was known to say “You have ’em; I’ll entertain ’em.”

Geisel’s second wife Audrey said in an interview that he was slightly afraid of them. She said he was always thinking: “What might they do next? What might they ask next?” Audrey added: “He couldn’t just sit down on the floor and play with them.” When the two married, she sent her children away to boarding school.