Dr. Seuss
One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are.Collection: Stars
Writing for children is murder. A chapter has to be boiled down to a paragraph. Every word has to count.Collection: Children
In the places I go there are things that I see that I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.Collection: Life
Think! Think and wonder. Wonder and think. How much water can 55 elephants drink?Collection: Education
Don't grumble! Don't stew! Some critters are much-much, Oh, ever so much-much So muchly much-much more unlucky than you!Collection: Critters
Sleep is like the unicorn - it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see anyCollection: Sleep
My shoe is off. My foot is cold. I have a bird I like to hold.Collection: Shoes
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.Collection: Pain
My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air!" And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.Collection: Uncles
And the turtles, of course...all the turtles are free, as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.Collection: Turtles
I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read in pickle color too.Collection: Reading
Ninety percent of the children’s books patronize the child and say there’s a difference between you and me, so you listen to this story. I, for some reason or another, don’t do that. I treat the child as an equal.Collection: Children
So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!Collection: Inspirational
And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!Collection: Way
Adults are just outdated children.Collection: Children
The Sneetches got really quite smart on that day. The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches. And no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches. That day, all the Sneetches forgot about stars and whether they had one, or not, upon thars.Collection: Beach
Out there things can happen, and frequently do, To people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!Collection: People
Be awesome! Be a book nut!Collection: Inspirational
Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!Collection: Sneakers
If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.Collection: Ifs
Poor empty pants With nobody inside them.Collection: Funny Inspirational
You have to be a speedy reader 'cause there's so, so much to read!Collection: Reading
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.Collection: Graduation
Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Every day, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.Collection: Fun
Adults are only obsolete children.Collection: Children
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.Collection: Inspirational
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.Collection: Christmas
We've taught you that the earth is round, That red and white make pink, And something else that matters more - We've taught you how to think.Collection: Thinking
Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.Collection: Inspirational
So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.Collection: Positive
People who mind don't matter. But people who matter don't mind.Collection: People
If you want to get things you can't buy in a store, you have to do things never thought of before.Collection: Want
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because, sometimes, you won't.Collection: Places You Go
If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.Collection: Inspirational
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.Collection: Inspirational
When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.Collection: Fun
Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.Collection: Life
Reading can take you places you have never been before.Collection: Reading
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.Collection: Love
It's a troublesome world. All the people who are in it are troubled with troubles almost every minute. You ought to be thankful, a whole heaping lot, for the places and people you're lucky you're not.Collection: Life
Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.Collection: Teacher
Sometimes a complicated question has a simple answer.Collection: Simple
Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!Collection: Inspirational
I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.Collection: Inspiring
Think! You can think any think that you wish.Collection: Inspirational
When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time".You have more potential than you believe you do.Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.Collection: Giving Up
Don't live to please everyone. Embrace those who enjoy your company and to hell with the haters.Collection: Hell