Il Lorax

Now who would have thought that Seuss back in the 60’s would have already been concerned about the destruction of the environment – so much so that he wrote this incredible and addictive story (asked for by my son two to three times a week). My kid is always asking me about the Once-ler “Why can’t w Leggi tutto

You can have your Silent Spring and Inconvenient Truth . The Lorax and his lesson of unless is, to me, the most moving piece of environmental literature ever. It shows that a) good children's literature doesn't have to be simplistic or happy to be effective and b) that you certainly need not be a me Leggi tutto

Another of the very best books by Dr. Seuss! IT'S NOT TOO LATE!!! UNLESS someone like you. cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. This is one other of the best ever tales by Dr. Seuss. Like, The Sneetches was crafted in the 60s, it’s not wonder that The

a critique of capitalism and environmental activism, all of that in a childrens' book ?? this man was doing God's work

Dr. Seuss does an amazing job with rhymes and non-sensical words to create a powerful story about harming the environment in order to create more and more stuff. His message at the end calls each person to action by caring about the environment.

This book became a topic of discussion at my office when one of my far-right coworkers referred to it as “subversive literature”. Now that I know that it pisses off evangelistic conservatives I am making it my mission to promote it (t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc) ad nauseam…

The Lorax still speaks for the trees; and thank heaven he does, because his message has never been more relevant. Written in 1971 – two years after the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire; one year after the first celebration of Earth Day – Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax conveys a desperately needed envi Leggi tutto