Though it never reached the same heights in the pop culture zeitgeist as "Cat in the Hat" or "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," "The Lorax" is quite possibly Dr. Seuss' crowning literary achievement.
In 1971, Dr. Seuss introduced children to resource management and environmental degradation. Well, of course, he didn’t use big boring words like that. Instead, he spun an entrancing tale, told by the ...
In Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax,” the greedy Once-ler chops down all the Truffula trees ‒ ignoring the Lorax’s warnings until the land is barren and the animals are gone. What was meant as a cautionary ...