The Lorax

"“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, no it’s not.” This quote says it all for me. The best verse in town, wonderful illustrations and an honest look at what we are doing to our world – with a message that each and every one of us can make the decision to change at any moment."

"Dr Seuss was the first author I remember really getting into when I was a kid. I used to go to library every week with my mum and I would choose books, and his series were the first ones I collected serially, going back week after week, to read them all. The Lorax was one of the later ones which I came to – I’m sure many people will be aware of it. Okay. It’s about a character called the Once-ler, and how he discovered this lovely land that was full of Truffula trees, and lots of animals who lived in this beautiful natural environment. The Once-ler sees this land as a financial opportunity, and he cuts down the trees and makes these things called Thneeds out of them. He sells the Thneeds. Sign up here for our newsletter featuring the best children’s and young adult books, as recommended by authors, teachers, librarians and, of course, kids. It is a very funny story, written in rhyme, with wonderful, crazy Seuss illustrations. Yet it also perfectly encapsulates the notion of what commercial concerns are doing to the environment. And written for very young children. I think it’s an amazing achievement to be able to cover all those very big topics in such a fun way. To make it accessible so children can read it, or read it with their parents. It can open all sorts of discussions about, “Well, actually what do you think this might be about?” I think Seuss was very proud of it, in terms of his own amazing catalogue."