• Release Year: 2019 

This dynamic pencil drawing was done before Ted moved to his final pen-and-ink line drawing for this page of the book. Between the two images he changed the text as follows:

“Now . . . Look at this for 2 minutes. . . Then turn the page.”
Was changed to:
“Now . . . Look at this picture. Look at it hard. Then turn the page . . . .”

This subtle change takes on added meaning for all of us who know the harrowing experience he was going through with his eyesight. In life, our moments of greatest challenge are where we tend to find our greatest strength and resilience. These can be the moments when our eyes open wider and we begin to “see” the world around us in a different light. Here, Dr. Seuss challenges us to really “see” and “savor” the most important aspects of our lives.

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