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Three Life LessonsWe Learned FromDr. Seuss
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ForThe Love Of Reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS!
“I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I Am!” Few of us can hear those lines without thinking of the inimitable children’s author Dr. Seuss. March 2 is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, and it is now celebrated as National Read Across America Day. In honor of the occasion, here are three lessons the author and illustrator’s books imparted to us. COMPASSION In tales like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” Seuss taught us what it means to care for someone besides ourselves.The Grinch is set on putting a stop to Christmas until Cindy Lou Who shows him what it feels like to look beyond himself. Much to his surprise, the Grinch discovers he is capable of caring — even loving — others. “In Who-ville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day!”
SPEAKING UP FORTHOSE WHO CAN’T “Horton Hears a Who” echoes the Grinch’s message about compassion when the kind elephant Horton stands up for the tiny Whos that no one else believes in.They may be the size of a speck of dust, but as Horace reminds us, “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” “The Lorax” introduces a slightly more curmudgeonly character, but one who cares for others as passionately as Horton does. When the creatures who live in the valley are threatened, the Lorax is their voice. As the book reminds us, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” THE JOY OF READING Only the Cat in the Hat could teach us a love of reading through an upside down
book. As he teaches Young Cat to read, The Cat in the Hat shares with him this wisdom: “The more that you read, the more things you will know.The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Whimsical stories like “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins” bring joy to the act of reading. Seuss manages to conceal moral lessons in these stories while making them a delight to read. What we remember is the fun we had reading them, thanks to the author’s bright, imaginative illustrations and clever rhymes. Pay tribute to the author this month by sharing Seuss’ books with your children or nieces or nephews (of course, you’ll probably find you enjoy the whimsical stories just as much as they do).
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