Dr. Seuss - The Activist

Last week, i was in a meeting. Before the meeting started, one of the guys mentioned that one of the best environmental awareness books was Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax." He had me read it, and I couldn't believe that the children's books that I grew up with was actually a political work of art. Just last year, I bought a compilation of Dr. Seuss books for my nephews, but I didn't have time to read through it, except the first story "To Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street."

After the meeting, when i went home for the weekend, I excitedly grabbed the book and read through all the stories, and what a revelation it was to read it again after twenty years with different eyes and realizations! I know for a lot of people out there, they have always known that Yertle the Turtle was actually Hitler, and Dr. Seuss have always taught about anti-discrimination. He taught about environmental responsibility and accountability. He taught about globalization and commercialization. So very belatedly, I realized the lessons in these story books -- and they are the best I've ever gone through, without the play of hifaluting big words.

So now, these are my favorit-est books of Dr. Seuss: The Lorax, Horton Hears A Who, Yertle the Turtle, The Sneetches, and Oh, The Places You'll Go!

Read to your kids, better yet, go back to those times when Eggs and Ham were Green. Enjoy!