Meet Dr. Suess

Quotable quotes from Dr. Seuss' books that we may have read somewhere:
"Why fit in when you are born to stand out?"

"We are all a little weird and life a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."
(this one's my favorite!)

"To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world."

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"

"You're off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way."

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"

Hello there! Quite a colorful post, isn't it? Today I would like to pay tribute to the man who is behind the stories we've grown up with, Dr. Seuss. His words, like the words above, have been used to remind people of self-love & positivity. Unfortunately, I haven't read any of Dr. Seuss' books, but I am well aware of his illustrations! Oh! I did grow up watching the film adaptations of his books! I adoooored The Grinch, starring Jim Carrey. I remember watching that film with my younger brother over and over again! and who would forget The Cat in the Hat? and the adorable animated films, The Lorax and Horton Hears a Who!

Ever since watching those films and being able to see Dr. Seuss' works, I can't help but to notice his style of illustration. The use of bright solid colors was perfect for a children's book, but what caught my eye was his imaginative creation of character designs. One look at it and you certainly know that it was Dr. Seuss'. They all have a hint a quirkiness and that's where the magic came from.

Dr. Seuss' real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel and he was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for (duh) his classic children's books. He first became famous for his advertisements and he also turned to political cartooning. He spent his life illustrating and what I admire about him is that he put his talent into good use. During World War II, he made posters and films to direct support to the U.S. army, In 1954, Dr. Seuss completed The Cat in the Hat and used only 236 words.  He made use of simplified vocabulary so that it could be easily read by beginning readers.

Dr. Seuss' works continue on to be a children's classic and his stories never fail to touch the hearts of both young and old. He's such an inspiration because just through his illustrations, he was able to bring forth a whole new world of magic to the people :)