Dr. Seuss, for a change

Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin. Martin Luther King Jr. Mother Theresa. These are just a few of the many people throughout history that many people today still look up to, admire and respect. These are also some famous faces that we will never forget, and some of these faces have appeared on United States currency. For example, the face of Thomas Jefferson can be found on the American nickel, while Benjamin Franklin’s face is associated with the one hundred dollar bill. As any American knows, the face of Abraham Lincoln can be found on not only the five dollar bill, but also the penny. Abraham Lincoln’s face has appeared on the penny for almost one hundred years, but don’t you think it’s time for a change? Nothing against old honest Abe, but it’s about time he gives up his reign on the penny and let someone else’s face shine on that gleaming wonder of copper. There are so many people whose face I’d like to see on the penny, but the person I think that I would most like to see is Theodor Seuss Geisel, who is better known as Dr.Seuss. Once you stop laughing, you’ll probably think, “Why on earth should Dr.Seuss be on the front of the penny?” My answer? Why shouldn’t he be on the front of the penny?
Dr.Seuss has been publishing his wonderful, nonsensical books and touching children’s lives since 1937. He has written such books as The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Hop on Pop, and Green Eggs and Ham just to name a few. Throughout those years, he has written and illustrated 44 children’s books, won the Pulitzer Prize as well as 3 Academy Awards for his work. Not many authors have done that. Dr.Seuss’ books were enjoyed by my grandmother as a child as well as my parents. I loved them growing up, and children today love them as well. Dr. Seuss’s’ books will follow throughout history and become as classic as the fairy tales written by Hans Christian Anderson. Why shouldn’t the face of a man who has touched that many lives be on the front of a penny?
Dr.Seuss’ was a wonderful man who has touched generation after generation with his wacky and zany stories. Some may wonder why his stories are so wacky, and his answer to that was, “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.” There is no one else that could even compare with his style of writing, and I really don’t think anyone ever will. He was such an individual and his books are incredible. Dr. Seuss even has the ability to inspire adults. He once said something that I still live by to this day. This quote alone makes his seem that much more wonderful of a human being, and makes him seem even more worthy of being on the front of a penny. “Be who you want and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”