My friend Jewel posted this on my facebook page (and she borrowed it from Science is Awesome) and I think it’s worth sharing, but it’s not just that book.
Outside of those which were just exercises in how far one’s imagination can go once it’s allowed off the leash (To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, Scrambled Eggs Super!, If I RanThe Circus -I really identified with that one, that was pretty much what went through my mind as a child every time I passed a vacant lot – On Beyond Zebra, McElligot’s Pool and a couple of others), most of Seuss’ stories have a moral.
The Sneetches/ Don’t be racist
The Zax/ Pigheadedness will get you nowhere
The Cat in the Hat/ Don’t let strangers into the house
Yertle the Turtle/ There are limits to power
Gertrude McFuzz/ You don’t need a lot of flashy stuff to be beautiful
What Was I Scared Of? /Xenophobia is stupid
(the scary green pants)
Thidwick The Big Hearted Moose/ Give ’em an inch, they’ll take a mile
Horton Hears a Who/ There is a moral imperative to protect the powerless
Horton Hatches an Egg/There’s more to parenting than just biology
Bartholomew and the Oobleck/ Be careful what you wish for ’cause you just might get it
The Big Brag/ Don’t brag
I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew/ It’s best to confront your problems directly
The Lorax/Maybe we should avoid destroying the planet, hey?
and probably a few I’ve overlooked. The man was not only brilliant, he was prolific, too.
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