![]() ![]() ![]() An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!" Ultimately, the egg hatches, revealing an elephant-bird, a creature with a blend of Mayzie's and Horton's features.Īccording to Geisel's biographers Judith and Neil Morgan, Geisel claimed the story was born in early 1940 when he left a window open in his studio, and the wind fortuitously blew a sketch of an elephant on top of a sketch of a tree. Horton endures a number of hardships but persists, often stating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who is tricked into sitting on a bird's egg while its mother, Mayzie, takes a permanent vacation to Palm Beach. Seuss and published in 1940 by Random House. ![]() Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. ![]()
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