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is a great example of a children's anti-fascism fable.<br><br>And Suess also did some great, overtly political work for adults:<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.tfaoi.com/am/8am/8am204.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.tfaoi.com/am/8am/8am203.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.tfaoi.com/am/8am/8am205.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>"Dr Seuss Went to War":<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/" target="top">orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

Thanks, Jeff, for bringing up Seuss, one of my heroes.<br><br>My list of fave Seuss books:<br><br>The Lorax, by far the best ecological fable. I formed an environmental group in the late 80s, when "saving the Earth" really caught fire with the mainstream (before it was extinguished by the "War on Terror"), and the main mission was to read The Lorax in public, as often as possible. I used to read the book at fairs, schools, and expos, and watching the faces of young kids click -- and they really did click to the message -- was immensely rewarding. I also read it for groups of adults, with great success. There is a depth to the symbolism an language of that book that is unequalled in more didactic, "adult" books about ecology and environmentalism. In fact, if I had a "bible" that I lived by, the Lorax would probably suffice.<br><br>The Butter Battle Book, a superb antiwar fable with a lot of contemporary resonance.<br><br>Yertle the Turtle, as you've suggested.<br><br>And Sneeches and Other Stories -- also a brilliant analysis of "otherness" and a critique of racism and all other prejudices.<br><br>Here's an excellent article: "The Secret Alchemy of Dr. Seuss."<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forseus.html">www.endicott-studio.com/r...rseus.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"I am the Lorax, and I speak for the Trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

Gulliver's adventures in anti-intellectual, brutish Brobdingnag is an excellent fable for our time and place. <p></p><i></i>

I was listening to a radio program discussing copyright recently, and someone called in about wanting to give copies of The Lorax to all the Congressional members.<br><br>One of the copyright experts said they knew about cases in which the Seuss estate was very unhappy about his work being used for any political purpose, and that they were known to be legally aggressive in pursuing issues where they feel that is being done.<br><br>Just mentioning this as a bit of a warning. The "educational" part of Fair Use legislation is I believe aimed at actual educational institutions -- schools.<br><br>But damn, that "mental insecticide" cartoon is priceless!<br> <p></p><i></i>

Great story. All in the name of democracy... If I hear George Bush say democracy one more time, I'm going to scream really loud! <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>One of the copyright experts said they knew about cases in which the Seuss estate was very unhappy about his work being used for any political purpose, and that they were known to be legally aggressive in pursuing issues where they feel that is being done.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>I fell prey to the Seuss lawyers. I put out a newsletter for my Lorax group, and I thought, hey, I'll send one to Theodore Geisel himself! He died about 6 months after I sent the newsletter. A few weeks later I received a cease-and-desist letter from his lawyers at Random House. <br><br>So much for my youthful naivete! <p></p><i></i>