Banned Books Week
Day #3: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss books are practically essential. I need everything in my life
to be bright and bold, so I quite identify with the worlds Dr. Seuss
creates for us. His zany and whimsical books inspire such creativity
that is so important for kids (and adults!).
The reason for the banning: The Lorax brings some freshness (irony?) to banned books. For one, it was banned in California of all places. Being raised by California tree-huggers this puzzled me for about two minutes until I saw that it was banned in northern California. It makes sense because the book was challenged for criminalizing the foresting industry. With logging being a big industry in those parts, go figure. Whether you are a tree hugger or not, I love the opportunity to have access to all kinds of books. Opinions are good things! In this ever more dividing world we need to celebrate our ability to express our ideas freely.
My favorite quote from the book, spoken many times by my parents:
"Unless someone like you
cares a whole awful lot
nothing is going to get better, it's not"
Although I don't have any real Truffula Trees to knit a thneed, I came up with something else! No Truffula trees were harmed in the making of this scarf. I love the subtlety of this Truffula tree inspired scarf. I decided to go with the white and black trunk variety. I added all varieties of colored tufts because I wanted to convey all the vibrancy we find in The Lorax.
"and I first saw the trees
the Truffula Trees
the bright-colored tifts
of the Truffula Trees
Mile after miles
in the fresh morning breeze"
I love this large fluffy pom poms. I think they looks so much like Trufula tree tufts. It is a great scarf because it is bright and fun but the black and white stripes make it easy to match an outfit.
Find this scarf for sale in my Etsy shop here.
The reason for the banning: The Lorax brings some freshness (irony?) to banned books. For one, it was banned in California of all places. Being raised by California tree-huggers this puzzled me for about two minutes until I saw that it was banned in northern California. It makes sense because the book was challenged for criminalizing the foresting industry. With logging being a big industry in those parts, go figure. Whether you are a tree hugger or not, I love the opportunity to have access to all kinds of books. Opinions are good things! In this ever more dividing world we need to celebrate our ability to express our ideas freely.
My favorite quote from the book, spoken many times by my parents:
"Unless someone like you
cares a whole awful lot
nothing is going to get better, it's not"
Although I don't have any real Truffula Trees to knit a thneed, I came up with something else! No Truffula trees were harmed in the making of this scarf. I love the subtlety of this Truffula tree inspired scarf. I decided to go with the white and black trunk variety. I added all varieties of colored tufts because I wanted to convey all the vibrancy we find in The Lorax.
"and I first saw the trees
the Truffula Trees
the bright-colored tifts
of the Truffula Trees
Mile after miles
in the fresh morning breeze"
I love this large fluffy pom poms. I think they looks so much like Trufula tree tufts. It is a great scarf because it is bright and fun but the black and white stripes make it easy to match an outfit.
Find this scarf for sale in my Etsy shop here.
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