Geisel returned to fictionalized versions of Springfield in later books, and Marco appeared again in 1947 in the Dr. Later analyses of the book have focused on its connections to Geisel's childhood the street of the title is probably named after a street in Geisel's hometown of Springfield. Vanguard agreed to publish the book, and it met with high praise from critics upon release, though sales were not as impressive. The rhythm of the ship's engines captivated him and inspired the book's signature lines:Īnd that is a story that no one can beat And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street.Īt least 20 publishers rejected the book before Geisel ran into an old college classmate, who had just become juvenile editor at Vanguard Press. Geisel conceived the core of the book aboard a ship in 1936, returning from a European vacation with his wife. However, when he arrives home he decides instead to tell his father what he actually saw-a simple horse and wagon. First published by Vanguard Press in 1937, the story follows a boy named Marco, who describes a parade of imaginary people and vehicles traveling along a road, Mulberry Street, in an elaborate fantasy story he dreams up to tell his father at the end of his walk. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetĪnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.pngĪnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street is Theodor Geisel's first children's book.
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