Horton Hears A Who

When was the last time you read a children's book?

I grew up reading everything

an obsession before I knew what obsession meant

I read all the fairy tales that used to be

in the Encyclopedias

hours upon hours sitting on a neighbor's floor

starting with A and finally ending in Z.

I went to every movie show from Disney

sitting in large theaters with airmen and eating my popcorn

I colored every fairy tale

coloring book that was produced in my time

then I found libraries

it was like giving rich chocolate to a child

a whole building filled with book after book

giving me a new floor in which to sit.

Children's books are stories

the entertain children across the world

written in languages and illustrated to bring words alive

but...

children's books are really lessons

lessons of morals, lessons of love, lessons of compassion

they teach the path of giving, sharing

and just caring.

Horton Hears a Who

is about the importance of each of us

the importance of good against the foes in our path

the importance of standing together

fighting for the right

of each and every individual on this round ball

of humanity.

Dr. Seuss taught many lessons

and we need to raise our voices for good

for rights, for love and for the future.

barb