Childhood Reading

"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees because the trees have no tongues." -Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

I have rather vague memories of my dad reading to me an array of short stories before I went to sleep. The majority of them came from the Little Golden Books collection that most kids grew up with. Well after I was able to read, Dad purchased a Dr. Seuss collection for me. The very first book I read ended up my favorite, The Lorax. Not too long ago, I would have been able to quote the story in its entirety. After my Dr. Seuss stage, I moved on to the Captain Underpants series. I'm not sure if those should count as "books," but that's just what I enjoyed at the time.

Like most kids at the time, I did try my hand at reading the first Harry Potter. However, I read it much later than my other friends. I remember reading the first few pages and thinking, "I don't understand." and I left it at that.

The next step for me was Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I read through the first book and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was proud of myself for doing so as well. But, I never got around to reading the rest of the series.

I find myself coming back to The Lorax. In fact, I can't recall reading another book more than once. I'm not sure what it is that pulls me to this story so much. Maybe it has to do with it becoming my first story to read on my own, or perhaps it reminds me of when I was little and only my toys mattered to me. Whatever the cause, it has stayed close to my heart for as long as I could read.

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

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