No that’s not a typo, someone at Wired.com came up with the title before I got around to post this. I happened to notice Google had a beautiful tribute logo this morning, and discovered that today would be the 105th birthday of the great children’s author, Dr. Seuss. You can find out all about him on Wikipedia or the link above, but here I want to share what I think is so special about this incredibly unique wordsmith.

To me, wordplay is one of the most intelligent, yet difficult forms of humor to perfect, and Dr. Suess was not only a master of it, but he was able to share his love of words with the youngest of children in a melange of equal parts charm and absurdity. I’m sure I’m not the only one who can remember reading Dr. Seuss’ books aloud, repeating the outlandish words and letting every rhyme roll off the tongue. As adults, there’s something inspiring about the boldness of his experimentation that anyone working creatively should consider. Just because something doesn’t immediately make sense, that doesn’t mean it won’t work, surely?

As I sit and think, the only comparable author with a gift for moulding language, is Roald Dahl. Hopefully when his birthday comes around in September, I’ll be first with a snappy blog title!