In praise of Theodor Geisel

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March 2 is the birthdate of a true American icon: Dr. Seuss

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What is your favorite Dr. Seuss...

- Book?

- Character?

- Quote?

Do you still read Dr. Seuss as an adult?

Do you still read Dr. Seuss as an adult?

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The picture is drawn from inside the house, and the dramatic tension is heavy because the house HAS to be cleaned up before Mother gets home. We see a woman's legs outside, rapidly approaching. Thing One and Thing Two have wreaked havoc, and all hell has broken loose, even if it was not described in those terms. Those kids are in trouble, and the prescient, erudite but physically limited gold fish knows it! What can he do to alleviate the terrible tension, and bring a satisfactory resolution to this dilemma?

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I am certain that The Cat in the Hat helped to lay the foundation for my love of story telling, narrative, character and plot development, to say nothing of instilling an understanding in me of the overwhelming forces of fate and destiny, and of the feeble attempts of the humble, human or otherwise, to witness those things, and struggle against imminent calamity. Hubris, predestination, other wordly forces, struggles, temptation, rising tension... and so many other things. What on earth is missing in The Cat in the Hat? Not much. No one really needs dogs, right?

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I heard a rumor that someone was working on an adult middle-aged version of that story called "The Cat Got Too Fat To Fit In The Hat, And That Is That"...

A boy (representing the reader) comes to a desolate corner of town to visit a being called the Once-ler (who is never shown throughout the book except for his arms and legs) and learns about the Lorax. After the Once-ler receives payment from the boy (consisting of 15 cents, a nail, and the shell of a great, great, great grandfather snail) he recounts on how he first arrived where they now stand, back then a beautiful forest of Truffula Trees, colorful woolly trees that were spread throughout the area and supported an ecosystem of fantastical creatures.

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What is your favorite Dr. Seuss...

- Book? The Lorax (first published in 1971)

A boy (representing the reader) comes to a desolate corner of town to visit a being called the Once-ler (who is never shown throughout the book except for his arms and legs) and learns about the Lorax. After the Once-ler receives payment from the boy (consisting of 15 cents, a nail, and the shell of a great, great, great grandfather snail) he recounts on how he first arrived where they now stand, back then a beautiful forest of Truffula Trees, colorful woolly trees that were spread throughout the area and supported an ecosystem of fantastical creatures.

Do you still read Dr. Seuss as an adult? Yes, I have this one and The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (for our Christmas Evening story telling).

Quote by Lisa
My favourite quote is from the same book: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

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My son loves Dr Seuss... I read one every day. Though his favourite seems to be "Are you my mother." and then throughout the day I am faced with "Are you my mother? Oh you are my mother" with a giggle attack followed.

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- Quote? - Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.

And here we are. Not even Dr Seuss is acceptable anymore.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the organization that owns the rights to the books, films, TV shows, stage productions, exhibitions, digital media, licensed merchandise, and other strategic partnerships, announced on March 2, 2021, that it will stop publishing and licensing six books. The publications include And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937), If I Ran the Zoo (1950), McElligot's Pool (1947), On Beyond Zebra! (1955), Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953) and The Cat's Quizzer (1976). According to the organization, the books "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong" and are no longer being published due to racist and insensitive imagery.