Friday, June 24, 2011

Today is Dr. Suess Day! (LLJL)

Today is Dr. Suess Day!

by Linda Living Joy Lorenzo on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 9:17am
Today is the 106th Anniversary of the Birthday of Dr. Suess.

This is dedicated to my children, William, Christian and Ashley and my granddaughter Angelina Starr...
And to the child in us all!

Is there anyone out there who hasnt read and relished a Dr.Suess book with the delight and enjoyment of a child? If so, then today is the day to start! And for those who have, today is the day of sweet remembering.

Born as Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991), Dr. Seuss was best-known for his classic children's books under his pen name. Among his most popular books includes "The Cat in the Hat", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Green Eggs and Ham" and "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish".

I read a few of his books as a child, but I guess I was too young then to comprehend the wonder of his rhyming text. But... when I became a parent his books were a staple in our house. They were the very first books that I read to my children and 30 years later they are still our favorites.

As a teacher, they were a necessary part of my curriculum.

And as writer...reading his words fills me with awe at the simplicity in the profound, wise, witty and socially relevant observations.

So on this special day, I urge you to curl up with your favorite child, or your favorite beverage and your favorite Dr. Suess story and revisit those wonderful memories...and if you have never read Dr.Suess...visit your favorite book store or local library...and settle in for a treat!
I personally recommend "The Lorax", "Horton Hears a Who" and "Green Eggs and Ham!"

Not time for any of the above...then please, enjoy these wonderful Dr Seuss quotes!


A person's a person, no matter how small.
-- Dr. Seuss

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
-- Dr. Seuss

And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.
-- Dr. Seuss

And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.
-- Dr. Seuss

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
-- Dr. Seuss

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
-- Dr. Seuss

From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.
-- Dr. Seuss

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!
-- Dr. Seuss

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
-- Dr. Seuss

I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent.
-- Dr. Seuss

I'm sorry to say so but, sadly it's true that bang-ups and hang-upscan happen to you.
-- Dr. Seuss

If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.
-- Dr. Seuss

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.
-- Dr. Seuss

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
-- Dr. Seuss

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
-- Dr. Seuss

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!
-- Dr. Seuss

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.
-- Dr. Seuss

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
-- Dr. Seuss

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
-- Dr. Seuss

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
-- Dr. Seuss

You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?
-- Dr. Seuss

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
-- Dr. Seuss

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
-- Dr. Seuss

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
-- Dr. Seuss

Young cat, if you keep your eyes open enough, oh, the stuff you would learn! The most wonderful stuff!
-- Dr. Seuss


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