and it was a fascinating read. I didn't realize Theodore Geisel had this political backstory. He was quite the activist in his own unique way. Highly recommend.

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Goes-War-Editorial/dp/1565847040

And really enjoyed it. I had seen a few WWII political cartoons of his every now and then, but it was great to see a treasury.

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Thanks for the thread, WilliamPitt.

...but I have to say it tickles me that it took until Mar 6, 2008 for someone to choose the DU moniker "think."

Kinda telling.

it has more to do with Think skateboards than anything else.

I've used think as my online nic since 99 or so at other forums back when I still sold skateboards at a hobby shop. I needed to come up with my nic and looked down at my belt buckle which of course said "Think" on it

Was surprised and pleased to see it was still available when I finally joined here.

Probably TMI but there you have it.

pssst...they are on sale for $5 on the Kohl's website.

http://www.kohls.com/search/kohl-s-cares.jsp?CN=4294874537&search=dr.%20seuss

was a kid. I still love them now.

the ending:

And Yertle the Turtle, that marvelous he
Is king of the mud, for that's all he can see
And the turtles? Now all the turtles are free,
As turtles, and maybe all creatures should be

(From memory, so it's probably not exact, but that's pretty close)

I got it as a college grad and loved that book, still have it in my library and bring it out now and then to read it. He was a progressive genius way ahead of his time.

I didn't have much familiarity with this particular Seuss book until I was at the bookstore with my kids and picked it up.

Written during the arms race during the Cold War, it pretty much summed up the insanity of Mutually Assured Destruction.

I think it's - "Oh, The Places You'll See"

and she had all her friends and the people at work sign it.

His way with words probably helped kids appreciate poetry, too!

He covered all the basics for living on this planet. The man was a genius.

With all the little momentos I saved from their childhoods, One box has all the well read Dr. Suess books. All three have grown to be critically thinking liberals; both sons are active union members. I couldn't be prouder.

By creating the memorial, we hope to spark imagination and creativity in a new generation," said Joseph Carvalho, president of the Springfield Museums Association. "Dr. Seuss drew much of his inspiration from his own neighborhood in Springfield. It's all still here, just waiting for creative minds to discover it."

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on Howard Street in Springfield in 1904 and grew up on Fairfield Street in the city's Forest Park neighborhood. His father was a parks commissioner and was in charge of the Forest ParkZoo, a regular playground for young Theodor Geisel. Springfield imagery can be seen throughout his work in the names of streets, the drawings of buildings, the names of his characters, and numerous other references.