Yep! I always thought of you as a real columnist, unaware of the distinction. When the list was first published the only book I recognized was the Mulberry Street title. Never heard of the others. Perhaps they were not among his best works for good reason. It made a good headline coming as it did on his birthday. The complicated decisions are not easy. In this same issue it was reported that 41 various monuments in Chicago will be considered for their meaning and what to do with them. Lincoln and Grant being the most prominent. Of the three possible choices, one was the best, IMHO. Leave the monuments in place with plaques or some form of educational support as to the reason for them to remain. Complicated. So much more so than One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... which I am sure any parent worth their reading salt can repeat to grandchildren without the prompt of the book!
John, thank you for today's column, and thank you for this amplification. Dr. Seuss will always be enshrined in my heart as the person who changed my life forever by teaching me to read. I heartily support his heirs' decision to cease publication of the books mentioned, to explain why, and to continue to promote the positive legacy that Dr. Seuss has given to so many.
Yep! I always thought of you as a real columnist, unaware of the distinction. When the list was first published the only book I recognized was the Mulberry Street title. Never heard of the others. Perhaps they were not among his best works for good reason. It made a good headline coming as it did on his birthday. The complicated decisions are not easy. In this same issue it was reported that 41 various monuments in Chicago will be considered for their meaning and what to do with them. Lincoln and Grant being the most prominent. Of the three possible choices, one was the best, IMHO. Leave the monuments in place with plaques or some form of educational support as to the reason for them to remain. Complicated. So much more so than One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... which I am sure any parent worth their reading salt can repeat to grandchildren without the prompt of the book!
John, thank you for today's column, and thank you for this amplification. Dr. Seuss will always be enshrined in my heart as the person who changed my life forever by teaching me to read. I heartily support his heirs' decision to cease publication of the books mentioned, to explain why, and to continue to promote the positive legacy that Dr. Seuss has given to so many.