Did you know Dr. Seuss' first book 'And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street' was rejected?
Not once, not twice, but twenty-seven times?
Listen to this story on NPR.org
What if you really wanted something?
What if you were the only one who believed in your dream?
What if no one supported you?
Would you still push?
or
Would you give up?
What if Dr. Seuss quit?
A whole bunch of kids might not have enjoyed reading...or wouldn't have even learned to read as soon as they did.
Including my own child.
When my ten year old was a little girl, she hated books. Her older sister was an avid reader at two years old, but at eighteen months old my second darling daughter wanted nothing to do with books.
I thought she'd never read...all she wanted to do was run around and scream.
The truth, she needed speech therapy and was more of a tactile and emotional child.
To sit still and listen to a story was nearly impossible, never mind learn to read it.
Finally, after years of continuing to try to read to her, introducing book after book, she finally began to read!
Hop on Pop and The Foot Book were her first, and she remembers them fondly to this very day!
After conquering those two books, she was off and running with more:
Dr. Seuss's ABC and Green Eggs and Ham were next!
Sadly, the famous author died ten years ago...ironically, just a few days after my daughter's birth.
You just never know what you could do for someone if you believe in yourself!
Even if it's seventy years later....and for someone you never meet.
Thank you, Dr. Seuss for your stick-to-itiveness!
