This charming children’s picture book by the incomparable Dr. Seuss was first published in 1947. The farmer laughed when he saw Marco sitting on the banks of McElligot’s pool, fishing pole in hand. He tells the boy that he’ll never catch anything there and it’s all a big waste of time. You see, there’s nothing alive in there, and people have been throwing their trash in there for so long, he’s more likely to catch a boot than he is a fish. Marco thinks the farmer just may be right – after all, he’s been sitting there most of the … Continue reading →

This Dr. Seuss classic children’s picture book was published in 1990, making it one of the most recent additions to the canon he established. From the moment I read the first page, I found myself motivated to be up and doing. Dr. Seuss tells us that today is our day, and there’s so much out there for us to see and do. We’ve got feet to carry us and we’ve got brains to point us in the right direction, and all we have to do is use them. As we come to a crossroads, we’ll look down each path and … Continue reading →

This Dr. Seuss classic children’s picture book was first published in 1939, and is one of the few Dr. Seuss books to be written without rhyme and featuring human characters rather than creatures of his own imagining. That’s okay – it’s still good. King Birtram was a good king who took his job very seriously. Although he loved to walk on his stilts, he always tucked them carefully away in their closet when it was time to attend to his kingly duties – he tried not to mix business with pleasure. And there was a great deal of business to … Continue reading →