How to pronounce “spaulding” in English

One story of the book's origins is that in 1955, William Spaulding, director of Houghton Mifflin's educational division, thought that Dr. Seuss could solve

Her name was Annie Williams, and in response to Spaulding's challenge-- "Write me a story that first graders can't put down"-- Seuss wrote "The Cat in the Hat,"

So joining us today, we've got-- in the middle here, Rosie Spaulding, the general manager of this year's Rugby World Cup Sevens.