BOOKS

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday (today, March 2), kids around the world are encouraged to read in a program called Read Across America. So to get you in the festive mood, here are a few lessons we’ve learned from our fave Dr. Seuss reads over the years...

Don’t claim you hate others before you even take the chance to get to know them.

Sad, angry, grumpy Mr. Grinch hates Christmas and all the Whos, but he never even gave any of it a chance. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Grinch comes to realize he’s not being very smart and, because of that, he’s all alone. So he flips things around and ends up making it the best Christmas yet for the town of Whoville, making buds along the way.

Don’t you dare be a greedy fool!

If you are greedy, then you’ll end up with no truffula trees to make thneeds with! Oh wait, that’s only in The Lorax…but still, don’t be greedy or you can end up making all the people around you upset.

Two comes after one. Blue comes after red.

Dr. Seuss’ book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is probably one of the most colorful reads out there. Just looking at it is fun, but reading it is even more enjoyable. The rhymes are incredibly entertaining and, yes, they get stuck in your head!

Have an open mind and try some green eggs and ham once in a while.

Sam-I-am is an incredibly pushy person in Green Eggs and Ham, but he only wants others to be open-minded and try things before they say they don’t like it. Look at it this way: If you never try anything, you might be missing out on so many things you could love. So go have some green eggs and ham in a house. Maybe with a mouse? Or in a box, with a fox?

Don’t be afraid of creativity.

Your mind can create so many incredible things. The Cat in the Hat shows us the fun in turning a boring day into an incredibly exciting one and the importance of never worrying about others not liking your ideas.

Don’t forget to read all the amazing Dr. Seuss books for his b-day and Read Across America today!

by Rachael Ellenbogen | 2/1/2016