"What is the book you will always remember and why?"

"A person's a person no matter how small." -Horton Hears a Who

I developed my love of Dr. Seuss a little later in life, but it wasn't the sing-songy rhymes nor the sensical nonsensical invented words to help aid the whimsical rhymes that drew me into the droll world of his writings: it was the "so what" of his writing. Anybody can invent words (isn’t that what babies do?), but not anybody can invent words, have incredible rhyme, and teach us that we need to take care of even the littlest of people, even if the littlest of people reside on a speck of dust. If Horton the elephant can care for the Whos, then I, as a human, can respect and care for fellow humans with the same esteem as Horton. The old adage is that an elephant never forgets, and I hope that I never forget that big, lovable, caring elephant who Dr. Seuss penned into existence and onto my heart.


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