happy birthday Dr. Seuss

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Born on March 2, 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born, and who could have thought of the impact that he would have on every child in the world.  Theodor Seuss Geisel's mother always wanted him to be a Doctor, but he wanted to be an artist. In college he was banned from all extra curricular activities, including a humor magazine called Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern. In order to continue contributing to the magazine, he began using the pen name of Seuss. After college when he began writing children's books he added the title Dr. and so began the inspiring rhymes and illustrations of Dr. Seuss.

At the time, the "See Dick Run" books were the way to teach kids to read, and lets face it, they are some pretty boring books. Dr. Seuss agreed, so he wrote his own books full of rhyme and fun with colorful and beautiful illustrations. He filled childhood after childhood with fun ways to learn and lessons hidden in The Cat in the Hat, the Lorax, Horton, Sam I am and so many other lovable characters.

Here is a list of Dr. Seuss books 

What ones were your favorites? What ones inspired you? 
Personally, My favorite Dr. Sesss book is One Fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. But then I may just be a partial to the characters. 

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)
The Seven Lady Godivas (1939)
The King's Stilts (1939)
Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
McElligot's Pool (1947)
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948)
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949)
If I Ran the Zoo (1950)
Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)

If I Ran the Circus (1956)
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958)
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1959)
Happy Birthday to You! (1959)
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)
The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1962)
Hop on Pop (1963)
Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963)
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)
Fox in Socks (1965)
The Cat in the Hat Song Book (1967)
The Foot Book (1968)
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories (1969)
My Book about ME (1970)
I Can Draw It Myself (1970)
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises! (1970)
The Lorax (1971)
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972)
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff (1973)
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (1974)
Great Day for Up! (1974)
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (1975)
The Cat's Quizzer (1976)
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! (1978)
Oh Say Can You Say? (1979)
Hunches in Bunches (1982)
The Butter Battle Book (1984)
You're Only Old Once! (1986)
The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough (1987)
I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today! (1987)
Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)

castle series - howl's moving castle

This book was a great read. I hated putting it down! I can't wait to read the next one!


Howl is a wizard that comes with a lot of trouble. Calcifer, a demon that is bound to Howl with a curse. Then a scarecrow she turns upright and dog she rescues, a sticks she gives magic to. Not to mention a spell that has turned Sophie into an old woman. I guess it is easy to say that Sophie has an adventure that leads to love of the most unexpected kind.

This story keept me wanting more. Wondering what new magic will pop up. In the end looking back at all the actions that Howl took were all to help and save Sophie. The Witch of the Waste does not make anything easy for anyone of Howls group. But with the help of some very unlikely friends Sophie and Howl defeat the Witch of the Waste.

At the beginning Sophie made a deal with Calcifer to break his curse if he will break hers. In the end the curse is broken in a way that no one but Calcifer could have imagined.

In the end Howl and Sophie have fallen in love. Howl tells Sophie that they "ought to live happily ever after".

sometimes.

Lately, I have felt like I am stuck in a bubble. Some of it may be my own doing, and some of it is just where I am in my life. I think I am starting to experience part of the meaning of stuck between a rock and a hard place. But just as Glinda's bubble carried her magically from place to place, I hope my bubble will eventually take me someplace magical. Then it will be worth all the frustration.