Anybody a Dr. Suess fan? Honestly, I have found it a struggle to read most of his exhausting, tongue-twisting, wacky books to my children. I love the unique, funny characters, but in the end I was usually left with a cotton-dry mouth, gasping for air, and scratching my head wondering what exactly it was that I just read!
All that changed several months ago when I found two Dr. Seuss books I could believe in! I was listening to a man of God delivering a message about prayer and intercession for our nation. He drew a parallel between Dr. Seuss's book Horton Hears a Who, and the pro life movement. Additionally, he compared Horton Hatches the Egg to adoptive families. Have you read either of these?
In Horton Hears a Who, the kind and lovable elephant Horton hears a voice coming from a speck of dust. He's convinced there's a person living there. The other animals in the Jungle of Nool laugh and poke fun at Horton since they don't believe there's any such creature as small as that, and they try to destroy the dust speck to prove to Horton wrong. Horton has a determined resolve to save his friends because he believes "a person's a person, no matter how small!"
Horton Hatches the Egg brings back this kindhearted elephant. He makes a promise to Mayzie to watch her bird egg, but is surprised when she never returns. Through terrible storms, freezing snow, jeering friends, and the threat of death and misery, he sticks to his promise because "he meant what he said and he said what he meant; an elephant's faithful, one hundred percent." Horton shows us rewards come to those who are patient and loyal.
Can you see the connections??? I'm now a huge Horton fan! These two books are truly worth the read! Something substantial and brimming with the strong character you want your children to have! I bet you won't look at them the same! YOPP!!
