"I speak for the trees. Let them grow. Let them grow.It is no real surprise then that b is an environmentalist.
But nobody listens too much, don't you know."
The Seuss story that got me was this one, as it aptly displays the insanity of racism and prejudice with an added bonus of poking fun at capitalism. And all these years later, social justice and equality are still my burning issues. I love the trees and I'm 100% behind the green movement, but ultimately it is people who do it for me. My other favorite Seuss as a youngin' was Horton Hears A Who, cause
"a person is a person, no matter how small."Which Dr. Seuss story speaks to you and why?
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that should be a link to 'The Lorax' in case anyone was wondering.
I love love love The Sneetches! It's my favorite to this day.
Although, the one about nuclear proliferation and mutually assured destruction, The Butter Battle Book, is pretty good as well.
Yes, I love Dr. Suess too! I just loooove that he knows kids "get" it. Rather than denying that problems exist, he invites them to be a part of the solution. We read Horton a lot. We've read the Lorax but the kids had a hard time sitting through the whole thing. Ava might be old enough, now. Did I tell you that her elementary school has a full time ecology teacher & an acre of garden? In Chicago? Awesome.
Ah!!!! This post touches my heart!! Dr. Seuss was a genius, wasn't he? I can't even begin to describe how much a part of my life his books have always been.
You have named the exact book I would have chosen--"Horton Hears a Who." Of course, I love the green stories, too. I love how Dr. Seuss teaches lessons without feeling overly preachy. Some children's books I've read seem to lose their creativity when dealing with these subjects, and the "fun" gets lost in the message. Dr. Suess could do both.
Beautiful post! I could talk about this one for hours:)
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