Author: Dr. Seuss
Quick! tell me don’t look
at the shelf,
what was the first book
that you read by yourself?
unless your parents had
an unusual muse
you just listed a work
from the great Dr. Suess
I’ll give you one even better than that,
I’d bet ten to one, you said “Cat in the Hat.”
What is it about
this troublesome feline?
that makes us all shout
“this book is divine!”
Maybe he appeals
to a universal truth
about something we feel
when we’re in our youth
a rambunctious spirit
in a tall chapeau
inspires us to break all the rules
just not an elbow
Put your toys away you
when playtime is through
If you don’t know the Suess
it’s a great place to start
read the Cat in the Hat
and stay young at heart!
Odd Librarian Out 