Dr. Seuss Influences

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Dr.Seuss the amazing writer, has always been read in my family's household.
The all American writer was read in all of the schools that my brother and myself have attended as well, and everyone has enjoyed it. Dr.Seuss’s book Green Eggs And Ham taught me that things don’t always look as pleasant as they are. In my opinion all of Dr.Seuss’s books are very well penned for both adults and adolescents. Dr.Seuss has influenced me by showing that you can do a lot with a little. A reader does not need to write a 100+ novel to encourage children or to have a place in this world. The novel One FIsh Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish taught me how to rhyme with his marvelous rhyming skills. Dr.Seuss said my all time favorite quote “The more that you read,

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