Dr. Seuss!

Its a new week...so time for a new book!  Today I read Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.  This book is special to me because I received it as a gift from an old teacher when I graduated from high school.   This may seem odd, but it really gave me something to think about before I left for college.   The pictures and rhymes are so much fun, but they have meaning also.  As I read the book again, several things stood out to me.  First, the illustrations are great.  They are colorful, flowing, and make the words a little easier to relate to.  For children, this is very important.  Dr. Seuss did a fantastic job of creating this children's book.  One of the kids I mentor in HOSTS also chose this book to read.  I could see his face light up as he looked at each of the pictures, and he read each word with enthusiasm.  This was the other thing that stood out to me...Seuss seemed so passionate about his work, and it is obvious in every book he wrote.  They are all fun, crazy, and awesome to read, even though they are only children's books.