Happy Birthday to the one author that we've ALL read.
Tomorrow is the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss.
He is the only author that I'd be surprised if any one of us had NOT read even one book by. (Why are his works not listed in the "Authors" section of this site? A dreadful omission!)
Speaking for myself, at least, his books inspired (at a very early age) a love of wordplay, poetry and mischeif that has lasted a lifetime. I know that I can't be the only one that holds true for. When learning to read in school I really had no interest..... suffering through the tedium of Dick, Jane and Spot's drudgery nearly turned me off of reading before I ever really started. Then I found "The Cat In The Hat", "To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street", and (most of all) "Green Eggs and Ham" and I couldn't get enough.
So, Mr. Geisel, tomorrow my tall red & white striped hat (containing Thing 1 and Thing 2) comes off to you.
One book, two book, red book, blue book.....thanks for making them all possible for me, several generations of children before me and countless generations to come.