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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.

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Dr. Seuss
Age: 86 †
Born: 1904
Born: January 1
Died: 1991
Died: January 1
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