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{{About|the book created by Dr. Seuss|other uses|Lorax (disambiguation)}}
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'''''The Lorax''''' is a [[children's literature|children's book]] written by [[Dr. Seuss]] and published in 1971.<ref name=SLJPicture2012/> It chronicles the plight of the [[Biophysical environment|environment]] and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a [[business magnate]] who causes environmental destruction.<!-- dummy edit; can be deleted. -->
The story is commonly recognized as a [[fable]] concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the [[literary element]] of [[anthropomorphism|personification]] to create relatable characters for industry (the Once-ler), the environment (the Truffula trees) and [[Environmental movement|environmental activism]] (the Lorax). The story encourages activism and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". The Lorax shows Dr Seuss’s views on climate change and pollution, teaching kids about how important it is to do our part to protect our environment or in this case truffula trees.
It was Dr. Seuss's personal favorite of his books. He was able to create an engaging story addressing [[Industrial Revolution|industrial]]/[[economic]] and [[environmental issues]]. Dr. Seuss stated: "''The Lorax'' came out of me being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull...In ''The Lorax'' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lebduska |first1=Lisa |title=Rethinking Human Need: Seuss's The Lorax |journal=Children's Literature Association Quarterly |date=1994 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=170–176 |id={{Project MUSE|249457}} |doi=10.1353/chq.0.0932|s2cid=143446540 }}</ref>
==Plot==
A boy living in a polluted area wanders down the Street of the Lifted Lorax and visits a reclusive figure known as the Once-ler. The boy pays the Once-ler fifteen cents,{{Efn|Written as "pence" when published in the UK.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}}} a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail to hear the story of how the Lorax was lifted away.
Many years ago, the Once-ler arrived in a beautiful valley teeming with Truffula Trees and a plethora of animals. Having long searched for such a tree as the Truffula, he chopped one down and used its foliage to create a highly versatile garment called a Thneed. A creature known as the Lorax emerged from the tree's stump and voiced his disapproval of the Once-ler's actions. Ignoring the Lorax, the Once-ler sold the Thneed for $3.98 and called upon his relatives to aid him in his new business.
The Once-ler's shop soon became a large factory, and new vehicles were built to log the Truffula forest and ship out Thneeds. As time passed, the valley was ravaged with pollution, and the Lorax had to send the animals away to find more hospitable habitats. The Once-ler showed no remorse and vowed to continue "biggering" his operations, until one of his machines felled the [[Resource depletion|last Truffula Tree]]. With no more raw materials, the factory closed down, and the Once-ler's relatives deserted him. The Lorax vanished into the sky, leaving behind a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS". From that point on, the Once-ler remained in isolation, pondering the Lorax's message.
After finishing his story, the Once-ler finally understands what the Lorax meant: ''unless'' somebody cares, the situation will not improve. He gives the boy the last Truffula seed and urges him to cultivate a new forest, hoping that the Lorax and the animals will return.
==Inspiration==
It is believed that a [[Cupressus macrocarpa|Monterey cypress]] in [[La Jolla, California]] was the inspiration for ''The Lorax''. In June 2019, the tree was reported to have fallen.<ref>Michelle Lou [https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/us/lorax-tree-falls-trnd/index.html The tree thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' has fallen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618002354/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/us/lorax-tree-falls-trnd/index.html |date=June 18, 2019 }} June 16, 2019 [[CNN]]</ref> Another likely inspiration was the relationship between the [[patas monkey]] and the [[whistling thorn]] [[acacia]].<ref>Joanna Klein, "Can It Be? ''The Lorax'' Sprang from a Monkey?: A New Essay Explores the Possible Real-life Inspiration for a Dr. Seuss Character", ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 7, 2018, p. D6.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Klein |first=Joanna |date=July 23, 2018 |title=Who Was the Real Lorax? Seeking the Inspiration for Dr. Seuss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/science/lorax-dr-seuss-environment.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=Trilobites |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110192352/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/science/lorax-dr-seuss-environment.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Is this monkey the inspiration for Dr. Seuss's Lorax? |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/monkey-inspiration-dr-seuss-s-lorax |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=www.science.org |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402020653/https://www.science.org/content/article/monkey-inspiration-dr-seuss-s-lorax |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception==
{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?311256-4/business-society-the-lorax Panel discussion on "Business and Society in ''The Lorax''", New York Law School, March 1, 2013], [[C-SPAN]]}}
Based on a 2007 online poll, the [[National Education Association]] listed ''The Lorax'' as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007 |access-date= August 22, 2012 |archive-date= July 30, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130730194044/http://www.nea.org/grants/teachers-top-100-books-for-children.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2012 it was ranked number 33 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by ''[[School Library Journal]]'' – the second of five Dr. Seuss books on the list.<ref name=SLJPicture2012>{{cite web |url= http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results |title= Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth |publisher= A Fuse No. 8 Production. Blog. [[School Library Journal]] (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) |date= July 6, 2012 |access-date= August 22, 2012 |archive-date= December 4, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121204030956/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results |url-status= dead}}</ref>
In a retrospective critique written in the journal inspired by Jerald L, ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' in 2011 upon the 40th anniversary of the book's publication, [[Emma Marris]] described the Lorax character as a "parody of a misanthropic ecologist". She called the book "gloomy" and expressed skepticism that its message would resonate with small children in the manner intended. Nevertheless, she praised the book as effective in conveying the consequences of ecological destruction in a way that young children will understand.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1038/476148a|title = In retrospect: The Lorax|journal = Nature|volume = 476|issue = 7359|pages = 148–149|year = 2011|last1 = Marris|first1 = Emma|bibcode = 2011Natur.476..148M|doi-access = free}}</ref>
In 2012, Travis Scholl evaluated the book in a positive manner and noted the similarities between the Lorax and Biblical prophets. He attributed the similarities to Geisel's Lutheranism.<ref name="stl2012">{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/article_e366a878-64b6-11e1-b91f-001a4bcf6878.html |title=Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! |last=Scholl |first=Travis |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=St. Louis, Missouri |issn= |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230909040613/https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/article_e366a878-64b6-11e1-b91f-001a4bcf6878.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==Controversy==
In 1988, a school district in California kept the book on a reading list for second-graders, though some in the town claimed the book was unfair to the [[logging]] industry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080519233035/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958654,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "California: Chopping Down Dr. Seuss"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. October 2, 1989.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/a-boy-sides-with-dr-seusss-lorax-and-puts-a-town-at-loggerheads-vol-32-no-17/|title=A Boy Sides with Dr. Seuss's Lorax, and Puts a Town at Loggerheads – Vol. 32 No. 17|date=October 23, 1989|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034259/http://people.com/archive/a-boy-sides-with-dr-seusss-lorax-and-puts-a-town-at-loggerheads-vol-32-no-17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the mid-1990s, Terri Birkett, a member of a family-owned hardwood flooring factory, authored ''Truax'', a 20-page booklet illustrated by Orrin Lundren and published by the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association (NOFMA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/NDow/files/TRUAX1.pdf |title=Truax|first=Terri |last=Birkett|publisher=National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association (NOFMA) Environmental Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714145354/http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/NDow/files/TRUAX1.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> ''Truax'' offers a logging-friendly perspective; as with like ''The Lorax'', it consists of a conflict between two people: a logging industry representative who promotes efficiency and re-seeding efforts; and the Guardbark, an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] tree who personifies the [[environmentalist]] movement. In ''Truax,'' the Guardback behaves like the Onceler, refusing to listen and lashing out; but in the end, he is convinced by the logger's arguments. ''Truax'' was criticized for what were viewed as skewed arguments and clear self-interest, particularly a "casual attitude toward endangered species" that answered the Guardbark's concern for them. The book's approach as a more blatant argument instead of one worked into a storyline was also noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/truax.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020509134328/http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/truax.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2002|title=The Lorax and the Truax — Hey, Can We Talk?|publisher=The People-Centered Development Forum|access-date=January 18, 2017|first=Donella |last=Meadows|work=The Global Citizen |date=October 15, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cc.com/video/5ddxt7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-green-eggs-sham|title=Green Eggs & Sham? |date=Oct 16, 2001|work=The Daily Show With Jon Stewart|quote=According to Terri Birkett, a popular Dr. Seuss character is being used to teach children to hate the wood products industry.|access-date=July 16, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034257/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5ddxt7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-green-eggs---sham-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= John J. |last=Madonna|url=http://www.aadl.org/node/9624|title=What's A Truax? Well I'm So Glad You Asked, Let Me Tell You!|date=Jan 4, 2008|publisher=Ann Arbor District Library|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201131017/http://www.aadl.org/node/9624|url-status=live}}</ref>
The line, "I hear things are just as [[Lake Erie#Water quality issues and restoration|bad up in Lake Erie]]," was removed more than fourteen years after the story was published after two research associates from the Ohio Sea Grant Program wrote to Seuss about the clean-up of Lake Erie.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Judith |title=Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography |date=1995 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679416869 |page=276 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nFZbAAAAMAAJ&q=lake+erie&pg=RA1-PA276 |language=en |access-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018162410/https://books.google.com/books?id=nFZbAAAAMAAJ&q=lake+erie&pg=RA1-PA276 |url-status=live }}</ref> The line remains in the home video releases of the television special, in the audiobook read by [[Rik Mayall]], and in the UK edition published by HarperCollins Children's Books.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
==Adaptations==
[[File:Climate March 0777 Lorax (34371727026).jpg|thumb|Placard "We speak for the trees", reference to ''The Lorax'', at the [[People's Climate March (2017)]].]]
===1972 television special===
{{Main|The Lorax (TV special)}}
The book was adapted as an animated musical television special produced by [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]], directed by [[Hawley Pratt]] and starring the voices of [[Eddie Albert]] and [[Bob Holt (actor)|Bob Holt]]. It was first aired by [[CBS]] on February 14, 1972. A reference to pollution of [[Lake Erie]] was spoken by one of the Humming-Fish as they depart; it remains in DVD releases of the show, although later removed from the book. The special also shows the Onceler arguing with himself, and asking the Lorax whether shutting down his factory (thus putting hundreds of people out of work) is practical. An abridged version of the special is used in the 1994 TV movie ''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]'', with [[Kathy Najimy]]'s reporter character hearing the Once-ler's story.
===2012 feature film===
{{Main|The Lorax (film)}}
[[Universal Pictures]] and [[Illumination (company)|Illumination Entertainment]] released a [[3D film|3D]] [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] film based upon the book. [[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]] was released on March 2, 2012; the release coincided with the 108th birthday of Seuss, who died at 87 in 1991. The cast includes [[Danny DeVito]] as the Lorax, [[Zac Efron]] as Ted (the boy in the book), and [[Ed Helms]] as the Once-ler. The film includes several new characters: [[Rob Riggle]] as villain Aloysius O'Hare, [[Betty White]] as Ted's Grammy Norma, [[Jenny Slate]] as Ted's neurotic mother Mrs. Wiggins, and [[Taylor Swift]] as Audrey, Ted's romantic interest. The film debuted in the No. 1 spot at the box office, making $70 million, though it received mixed reviews. The film eventually grossed a domestic total of $214,030,500.<ref>{{mojo title|lorax|The Lorax}}</ref> [[Danny DeVito]] did his role in five different languages, including the original English audio, and also for the [[Russian language|Russian]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]], Catalan/Valencian, Castillan Spanish and Latin Spanish dub editions, learning his lines phonetically.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
===Audiobooks===
Two audio readings have been released on CD, one narrated by [[Ted Danson]] in the United States (Listening Library, {{ISBN|978-0-8072-1873-0}}) and one narrated by [[Rik Mayall]] in the United Kingdom (HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0-00-715705-1}}).
===Musical===
A musical adaptation of ''The Lorax'' was originally included in the script for the Broadway musical ''[[Seussical]]'', but was cut before the show opened.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=Kenneth|title=Ahrens & Flaherty Double Bill of Musicals Pairs Lorax and Emperor's New Clothes|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ahrens-flaherty-double-bill-of-musicals-pairs-lorax-and-emperors-new-clothe-141201|magazine=Playbill|access-date=December 26, 2014|date=June 1, 2007|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226112226/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ahrens-flaherty-double-bill-of-musicals-pairs-lorax-and-emperors-new-clothe-141201|url-status=live}}</ref>
From December 2, 2015, to January 16, 2016, a musical version of the book ran at the [[Old Vic]] theatre in London, with former [[Noah and the Whale]] frontman [[Charlie Fink]], who also wrote the music for the production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2015/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/ |title=Dr. Seuss's the Lorax - the Old Vic |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702104801/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2015/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/ |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
From July 2 to August 12, 2018, the musical ran at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] San Diego, California with Steven Epp as The Once-ler. The role of the hero to be trusted with the last seed, a boy in the original book, was filled by a girl in the musical.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lorax Musical |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/18-summer-season/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/#?startDate=2023-01-01&?endDate=2023-01-31 |website=Old Globe Balboa Park San Diego |publisher=Old Globe |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012127/https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/18-summer-season/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/#?startDate=2023-01-01&?endDate=2023-01-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Deforestation]]
* [[Revegetation]]
* [[Tragedy of the commons]]
==Notes==
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{{About|the book created by Dr. Seuss|other uses|Lorax (disambiguation)}}
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'''''The Lorax''''' is a [[children's literature|children's book]] written by [[Dr. Seuss]] and published in 1971.<ref name=SLJPicture2012/> It chronicles the plight of the [[Biophysical environment|environment]] and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a [[business magnate]] who causes environmental destruction.<!-- dummy edit; can be deleted. -->
The story is commonly recognized as a [[fable]] concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the [[literary element]] of [[anthropomorphism|personification]] to create relatable characters for industry (the Once-ler), the environment (the Truffula trees) and [[Environmental movement|environmental activism]] (the Lorax). The story encourages activism and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". The Lorax shows Dr Seuss’s views on climate change and pollution, teaching kids about how important it is to do our part to protect our environment or in this case truffula trees.
It was Dr. Seuss's personal favorite of his books. He was able to create an engaging story addressing [[Industrial Revolution|industrial]]/[[economic]] and [[environmental issues]]. Dr. Seuss stated: "''The Lorax'' came out of me being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull...In ''The Lorax'' I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lebduska |first1=Lisa |title=Rethinking Human Need: Seuss's The Lorax |journal=Children's Literature Association Quarterly |date=1994 |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=170–176 |id={{Project MUSE|249457}} |doi=10.1353/chq.0.0932|s2cid=143446540 }}</ref>
==Plot==
A boy living in a polluted area wanders down the Street of the Lifted Lorax and visits a reclusive figure known as the Once-ler. The boy pays the Once-ler fifteen cents,{{Efn|Written as "pence" when published in the UK.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}}} a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail to hear the story of how the Lorax was lifted away.
Many years ago, the Once-ler arrived in a beautiful valley teeming with Truffula Trees and a plethora of animals. Having long searched for such a tree as the Truffula, he chopped one down and used its foliage to create a highly versatile garment called a Thneed. A creature known as the Lorax emerged from the tree's stump and voiced his disapproval of the Once-ler's actions. Ignoring the Lorax, the Once-ler sold the Thneed for $3.98 and called upon his relatives to aid him in his new business.
The Once-ler's shop soon became a large factory, and new vehicles were built to log the Truffula forest and ship out Thneeds. As time passed, the valley was ravaged with pollution, and the Lorax had to send the animals away to find more hospitable habitats. The Once-ler showed no remorse and vowed to continue "biggering" his operations, until one of his machines felled the [[Resource depletion|last Truffula Tree]]. With no more raw materials, the factory closed down, and the Once-ler's relatives deserted him. The Lorax vanished into the sky, leaving behind a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS". From that point on, the Once-ler remained in isolation, pondering the Lorax's message.
After finishing his story, the Once-ler finally understands what the Lorax meant: ''unless'' somebody cares, the situation will not improve. He gives the boy the last Truffula seed and urges him to cultivate a new forest, hoping that the Lorax and the animals will return.
==Inspiration==
It is believed that a [[Cupressus macrocarpa|Monterey cypress]] in [[La Jolla, California]] was the inspiration for ''The Lorax''. In June 2019, the tree was reported to have fallen.<ref>Michelle Lou [https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/us/lorax-tree-falls-trnd/index.html The tree thought to have inspired Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax' has fallen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618002354/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/us/lorax-tree-falls-trnd/index.html |date=June 18, 2019 }} June 16, 2019 [[CNN]]</ref> Another likely inspiration was the relationship between the [[patas monkey]] and the [[whistling thorn]] [[acacia]].<ref>Joanna Klein, "Can It Be? ''The Lorax'' Sprang from a Monkey?: A New Essay Explores the Possible Real-life Inspiration for a Dr. Seuss Character", ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 7, 2018, p. D6.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Klein |first=Joanna |date=July 23, 2018 |title=Who Was the Real Lorax? Seeking the Inspiration for Dr. Seuss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/science/lorax-dr-seuss-environment.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=Trilobites |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110192352/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/science/lorax-dr-seuss-environment.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Is this monkey the inspiration for Dr. Seuss's Lorax? |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/monkey-inspiration-dr-seuss-s-lorax |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=www.science.org |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402020653/https://www.science.org/content/article/monkey-inspiration-dr-seuss-s-lorax |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception==
{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?311256-4/business-society-the-lorax Panel discussion on "Business and Society in ''The Lorax''", New York Law School, March 1, 2013], [[C-SPAN]]}}
Based on a 2007 online poll, the [[National Education Association]] listed ''The Lorax'' as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".<ref name=NEA2007>{{cite web |url= http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm/ |title= Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children |author= National Education Association |year= 2007 |access-date= August 22, 2012 |archive-date= July 30, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130730194044/http://www.nea.org/grants/teachers-top-100-books-for-children.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2012 it was ranked number 33 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by ''[[School Library Journal]]'' – the second of five Dr. Seuss books on the list.<ref name=SLJPicture2012>{{cite web |url= http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results |title= Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results |author= Bird, Elizabeth |publisher= A Fuse No. 8 Production. Blog. [[School Library Journal]] (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com) |date= July 6, 2012 |access-date= August 22, 2012 |archive-date= December 4, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121204030956/http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/06/top-100-picture-books-poll-results |url-status= dead}}</ref>
In a retrospective critique written in the journal inspired by Jerald L, ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' in 2011 upon the 40th anniversary of the book's publication, [[Emma Marris]] described the Lorax character as a "parody of a misanthropic ecologist". She called the book "gloomy" and expressed skepticism that its message would resonate with small children in the manner intended. Nevertheless, she praised the book as effective in conveying the consequences of ecological destruction in a way that young children will understand.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1038/476148a|title = In retrospect: The Lorax|journal = Nature|volume = 476|issue = 7359|pages = 148–149|year = 2011|last1 = Marris|first1 = Emma|bibcode = 2011Natur.476..148M|doi-access = free}}</ref>
In 2012, Travis Scholl evaluated the book in a positive manner and noted the similarities between the Lorax and Biblical prophets. He attributed the similarities to Geisel's Lutheranism.<ref name="stl2012">{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/article_e366a878-64b6-11e1-b91f-001a4bcf6878.html |title=Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! |last=Scholl |first=Travis |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |location=St. Louis, Missouri |issn= |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230909040613/https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/civil-religion/happy-birthday-dr-seuss/article_e366a878-64b6-11e1-b91f-001a4bcf6878.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==Controversy==
In 1988, a school district in California kept the book on a reading list for second-graders, though some in the town claimed the book was unfair to the [[logging]] industry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080519233035/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958654,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "California: Chopping Down Dr. Seuss"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. October 2, 1989.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/a-boy-sides-with-dr-seusss-lorax-and-puts-a-town-at-loggerheads-vol-32-no-17/|title=A Boy Sides with Dr. Seuss's Lorax, and Puts a Town at Loggerheads – Vol. 32 No. 17|date=October 23, 1989|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034259/http://people.com/archive/a-boy-sides-with-dr-seusss-lorax-and-puts-a-town-at-loggerheads-vol-32-no-17/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the mid-1990s, Terri Birkett, a member of a family-owned hardwood flooring factory, authored ''Truax'', a 20-page booklet illustrated by Orrin Lundren and published by the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association (NOFMA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/NDow/files/TRUAX1.pdf |title=Truax|first=Terri |last=Birkett|publisher=National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association (NOFMA) Environmental Committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714145354/http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/NDow/files/TRUAX1.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> ''Truax'' offers a logging-friendly perspective; as with like ''The Lorax'', it consists of a conflict between two people: a logging industry representative who promotes efficiency and re-seeding efforts; and the Guardbark, an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] tree who personifies the [[environmentalist]] movement. In ''Truax,'' the Guardback behaves like the Onceler, refusing to listen and lashing out; but in the end, he is convinced by the logger's arguments. ''Truax'' was criticized for what were viewed as skewed arguments and clear self-interest, particularly a "casual attitude toward endangered species" that answered the Guardbark's concern for them. The book's approach as a more blatant argument instead of one worked into a storyline was also noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/truax.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020509134328/http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/truax.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2002|title=The Lorax and the Truax — Hey, Can We Talk?|publisher=The People-Centered Development Forum|access-date=January 18, 2017|first=Donella |last=Meadows|work=The Global Citizen |date=October 15, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cc.com/video/5ddxt7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-green-eggs-sham|title=Green Eggs & Sham? |date=Oct 16, 2001|work=The Daily Show With Jon Stewart|quote=According to Terri Birkett, a popular Dr. Seuss character is being used to teach children to hate the wood products industry.|access-date=July 16, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034257/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5ddxt7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-green-eggs---sham-|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= John J. |last=Madonna|url=http://www.aadl.org/node/9624|title=What's A Truax? Well I'm So Glad You Asked, Let Me Tell You!|date=Jan 4, 2008|publisher=Ann Arbor District Library|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201131017/http://www.aadl.org/node/9624|url-status=live}}</ref>
The line, "I hear things are just as [[Lake Erie#Water quality issues and restoration|bad up in Lake Erie]]," was removed more than fourteen years after the story was published after two research associates from the Ohio Sea Grant Program wrote to Seuss about the clean-up of Lake Erie.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Judith |title=Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography |date=1995 |publisher=Random House |isbn=9780679416869 |page=276 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nFZbAAAAMAAJ&q=lake+erie&pg=RA1-PA276 |language=en |access-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018162410/https://books.google.com/books?id=nFZbAAAAMAAJ&q=lake+erie&pg=RA1-PA276 |url-status=live }}</ref> The line remains in the home video releases of the television special, in the audiobook read by [[Rik Mayall]], and in the UK edition published by HarperCollins Children's Books.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
==Adaptations==
[[File:Climate March 0777 Lorax (34371727026).jpg|thumb|Placard "We speak for the trees", reference to ''The Lorax'', at the [[People's Climate March (2017)]].]]
===1972 television special===
{{Main|The Lorax (TV special)}}
The book was adapted as an animated musical television special produced by [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]], directed by [[Hawley Pratt]] and starring the voices of [[Eddie Albert]] and [[Bob Holt (actor)|Bob Holt]]. It was first aired by [[CBS]] on February 14, 1972. A reference to pollution of [[Lake Erie]] was spoken by one of the Humming-Fish as they depart; it remains in DVD releases of the show, although later removed from the book. The special also shows the Onceler arguing with himself, and asking the Lorax whether shutting down his factory (thus putting hundreds of people out of work) is practical. An abridged version of the special is used in the 1994 TV movie ''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]'', with [[Kathy Najimy]]'s reporter character hearing the Once-ler's story.
===2012 feature film===
{{Main|The Lorax (film)}}
[[Universal Pictures]] and [[Illumination (company)|Illumination Entertainment]] released a [[3D film|3D]] [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] film based upon the book. [[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]] was released on March 2, 2012; the release coincided with the 108th birthday of Seuss, who died at 87 in 1991. The cast includes [[Danny DeVito]] as the Lorax, [[Zac Efron]] as Ted (the boy in the book), and [[Ed Helms]] as the Once-ler. The film includes several new characters: [[Rob Riggle]] as villain Aloysius O'Hare, [[Betty White]] as Ted's Grammy Norma, [[Jenny Slate]] as Ted's neurotic mother Mrs. Wiggins, and [[Taylor Swift]] as Audrey, Ted's romantic interest. The film debuted in the No. 1 spot at the box office, making $70 million, though it received mixed reviews. The film eventually grossed a domestic total of $214,030,500.<ref>{{mojo title|lorax|The Lorax}}</ref> [[Danny DeVito]] did his role in five different languages, including the original English audio, and also for the [[Russian language|Russian]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]], Catalan/Valencian, Castillan Spanish and Latin Spanish dub editions, learning his lines phonetically.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
===Audiobooks===
Two audio readings have been released on CD, one narrated by [[Ted Danson]] in the United States (Listening Library, {{ISBN|978-0-8072-1873-0}}) and one narrated by [[Rik Mayall]] in the United Kingdom (HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0-00-715705-1}}).
===Musical===
A musical adaptation of ''The Lorax'' was originally included in the script for the Broadway musical ''[[Seussical]]'', but was cut before the show opened.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=Kenneth|title=Ahrens & Flaherty Double Bill of Musicals Pairs Lorax and Emperor's New Clothes|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ahrens-flaherty-double-bill-of-musicals-pairs-lorax-and-emperors-new-clothe-141201|magazine=Playbill|access-date=December 26, 2014|date=June 1, 2007|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226112226/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ahrens-flaherty-double-bill-of-musicals-pairs-lorax-and-emperors-new-clothe-141201|url-status=live}}</ref>
From December 2, 2015, to January 16, 2016, a musical version of the book ran at the [[Old Vic]] theatre in London, with former [[Noah and the Whale]] frontman [[Charlie Fink]], who also wrote the music for the production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2015/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/ |title=Dr. Seuss's the Lorax - the Old Vic |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702104801/http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2015/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/ |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
From July 2 to August 12, 2018, the musical ran at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] San Diego, California with Steven Epp as The Once-ler. The role of the hero to be trusted with the last seed, a boy in the original book, was filled by a girl in the musical.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lorax Musical |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/18-summer-season/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/#?startDate=2023-01-01&?endDate=2023-01-31 |website=Old Globe Balboa Park San Diego |publisher=Old Globe |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012127/https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/18-summer-season/dr.-seusss-the-lorax/#?startDate=2023-01-01&?endDate=2023-01-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Deforestation]]
* [[Revegetation]]
* [[Tragedy of the commons]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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Can You?">Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?</a> </i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Followed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_K._Mooney_Will_You_Please_Go_Now!" title="Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!">Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!</a> </i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>The Lorax</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">children's book</a> written by <a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss" title="Dr. Seuss">Dr. Seuss</a> and published in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-SLJPicture2012_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLJPicture2012-1">[1]</a></sup> It chronicles the plight of the <a href="/wiki/Biophysical_environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Biophysical environment">environment</a> and the Lorax, the main character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a <a href="/wiki/Business_magnate" title="Business magnate">business magnate</a> who causes environmental destruction.
</p><p>The story is commonly recognized as a <a href="/wiki/Fable" title="Fable">fable</a> concerning the danger of greed causing human destruction of the natural environment, using the <a href="/wiki/Literary_element" class="mw-redirect" title="Literary element">literary element</a> of <a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphism" title="Anthropomorphism">personification</a> to create relatable characters for industry (the Once-ler), the environment (the Truffula trees) and <a href="/wiki/Environmental_movement" title="Environmental movement">environmental activism</a> (the Lorax). The story encourages activism and involvement in making the situation better: a quote from the Lorax states, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". The Lorax shows Dr Seuss’s views on climate change and pollution, teaching kids about how important it is to do our part to protect our environment or in this case truffula trees.
</p><p>It was Dr. Seuss's personal favorite of his books. He was able to create an engaging story addressing <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">industrial</a>/<a href="/wiki/Economic" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic">economic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues" title="Environmental issues">environmental issues</a>. Dr. Seuss stated: "<i>The Lorax</i> came out of me being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull...In <i>The Lorax</i> I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Inspiration"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Inspiration</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Reception</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Controversy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Controversy</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2012_feature_film"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012 feature film</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Audiobooks"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Audiobooks</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Musical"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Musical</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<p>A boy living in a polluted area wanders down the Street of the Lifted Lorax and visits a reclusive figure known as the Once-ler. The boy pays the Once-ler fifteen cents,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[a]</a></sup> a nail, and the shell of a great-great-great-grandfather snail to hear the story of how the Lorax was lifted away.
</p><p>Many years ago, the Once-ler arrived in a beautiful valley teeming with Truffula Trees and a plethora of animals. Having long searched for such a tree as the Truffula, he chopped one down and used its foliage to create a highly versatile garment called a Thneed. A creature known as the Lorax emerged from the tree's stump and voiced his disapproval of the Once-ler's actions. Ignoring the Lorax, the Once-ler sold the Thneed for $3.98 and called upon his relatives to aid him in his new business.
</p><p>The Once-ler's shop soon became a large factory, and new vehicles were built to log the Truffula forest and ship out Thneeds. As time passed, the valley was ravaged with pollution, and the Lorax had to send the animals away to find more hospitable habitats. The Once-ler showed no remorse and vowed to continue "biggering" his operations, until one of his machines felled the <a href="/wiki/Resource_depletion" title="Resource depletion">last Truffula Tree</a>. With no more raw materials, the factory closed down, and the Once-ler's relatives deserted him. The Lorax vanished into the sky, leaving behind a pile of rocks bearing the word "UNLESS". From that point on, the Once-ler remained in isolation, pondering the Lorax's message.
</p><p>After finishing his story, the Once-ler finally understands what the Lorax meant: <i>unless</i> somebody cares, the situation will not improve. He gives the boy the last Truffula seed and urges him to cultivate a new forest, hoping that the Lorax and the animals will return.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Inspiration">Inspiration</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Inspiration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>It is believed that a <a href="/wiki/Cupressus_macrocarpa" class="mw-redirect" title="Cupressus macrocarpa">Monterey cypress</a> in <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="La Jolla, California">La Jolla, California</a> was the inspiration for <i>The Lorax</i>. In June 2019, the tree was reported to have fallen.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[3]</a></sup> Another likely inspiration was the relationship between the <a href="/wiki/Patas_monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Patas monkey">patas monkey</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Whistling_thorn" class="mw-redirect" title="Whistling thorn">whistling thorn</a> <a href="/wiki/Acacia" title="Acacia">acacia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a></sup>
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<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?311256-4/business-society-the-lorax">Panel discussion on "Business and Society in <i>The Lorax</i>", New York Law School, March 1, 2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Based on a 2007 online poll, the <a href="/wiki/National_Education_Association" title="National Education Association">National Education Association</a> listed <i>The Lorax</i> as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".<sup id="cite_ref-NEA2007_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NEA2007-8">[7]</a></sup> In 2012 it was ranked number 33 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by <i><a href="/wiki/School_Library_Journal" title="School Library Journal">School Library Journal</a></i> – the second of five Dr. Seuss books on the list.<sup id="cite_ref-SLJPicture2012_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLJPicture2012-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>In a retrospective critique written in the journal inspired by Jerald L, <i><a href="/wiki/Nature_(journal)" title="Nature (journal)">Nature</a></i> in 2011 upon the 40th anniversary of the book's publication, <a href="/wiki/Emma_Marris" title="Emma Marris">Emma Marris</a> described the Lorax character as a "parody of a misanthropic ecologist". She called the book "gloomy" and expressed skepticism that its message would resonate with small children in the manner intended. Nevertheless, she praised the book as effective in conveying the consequences of ecological destruction in a way that young children will understand.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2012, Travis Scholl evaluated the book in a positive manner and noted the similarities between the Lorax and Biblical prophets. He attributed the similarities to Geisel's Lutheranism.<sup id="cite_ref-stl2012_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stl2012-10">[9]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Controversy">Controversy</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>In 1988, a school district in California kept the book on a reading list for second-graders, though some in the town claimed the book was unfair to the <a href="/wiki/Logging" title="Logging">logging</a> industry.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a></sup>
</p><p>In the mid-1990s, Terri Birkett, a member of a family-owned hardwood flooring factory, authored <i>Truax</i>, a 20-page booklet illustrated by Orrin Lundren and published by the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association (NOFMA).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a></sup> <i>Truax</i> offers a logging-friendly perspective; as with like <i>The Lorax</i>, it consists of a conflict between two people: a logging industry representative who promotes efficiency and re-seeding efforts; and the Guardbark, an <a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphism" title="Anthropomorphism">anthropomorphic</a> tree who personifies the <a href="/wiki/Environmentalist" title="Environmentalist">environmentalist</a> movement. In <i>Truax,</i> the Guardback behaves like the Onceler, refusing to listen and lashing out; but in the end, he is convinced by the logger's arguments. <i>Truax</i> was criticized for what were viewed as skewed arguments and clear self-interest, particularly a "casual attitude toward endangered species" that answered the Guardbark's concern for them. The book's approach as a more blatant argument instead of one worked into a storyline was also noted.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a></sup>
</p><p>The line, "I hear things are just as <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie#Water_quality_issues_and_restoration" title="Lake Erie">bad up in Lake Erie</a>," was removed more than fourteen years after the story was published after two research associates from the Ohio Sea Grant Program wrote to Seuss about the clean-up of Lake Erie.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></sup> The line remains in the home video releases of the television special, in the audiobook read by <a href="/wiki/Rik_Mayall" title="Rik Mayall">Rik Mayall</a>, and in the UK edition published by HarperCollins Children's Books.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Adaptations">Adaptations</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adaptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="1972_television_special">1972 television special</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1972 television special"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
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<p>The book was adapted as an animated musical television special produced by <a href="/wiki/DePatie-Freleng_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="DePatie-Freleng Enterprises">DePatie-Freleng Enterprises</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Hawley_Pratt" title="Hawley Pratt">Hawley Pratt</a> and starring the voices of <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Albert" title="Eddie Albert">Eddie Albert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Holt_(actor)" title="Bob Holt (actor)">Bob Holt</a>. It was first aired by <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> on February 14, 1972. A reference to pollution of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a> was spoken by one of the Humming-Fish as they depart; it remains in DVD releases of the show, although later removed from the book. The special also shows the Onceler arguing with himself, and asking the Lorax whether shutting down his factory (thus putting hundreds of people out of work) is practical. An abridged version of the special is used in the 1994 TV movie <i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_Dr._Seuss" title="In Search of Dr. Seuss">In Search of Dr. Seuss</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Najimy" title="Kathy Najimy">Kathy Najimy</a>'s reporter character hearing the Once-ler's story.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_feature_film">2012 feature film</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2012 feature film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
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<p><a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Illumination_(company)" title="Illumination (company)">Illumination Entertainment</a> released a <a href="/wiki/3D_film" title="3D film">3D</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">CGI</a> film based upon the book. <a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(film)" title="The Lorax (film)">The Lorax</a> was released on March 2, 2012; the release coincided with the 108th birthday of Seuss, who died at 87 in 1991. The cast includes <a href="/wiki/Danny_DeVito" title="Danny DeVito">Danny DeVito</a> as the Lorax, <a href="/wiki/Zac_Efron" title="Zac Efron">Zac Efron</a> as Ted (the boy in the book), and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Helms" title="Ed Helms">Ed Helms</a> as the Once-ler. The film includes several new characters: <a href="/wiki/Rob_Riggle" title="Rob Riggle">Rob Riggle</a> as villain Aloysius O'Hare, <a href="/wiki/Betty_White" title="Betty White">Betty White</a> as Ted's Grammy Norma, <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Slate" title="Jenny Slate">Jenny Slate</a> as Ted's neurotic mother Mrs. Wiggins, and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> as Audrey, Ted's romantic interest. The film debuted in the No. 1 spot at the box office, making $70 million, though it received mixed reviews. The film eventually grossed a domestic total of $214,030,500.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Danny_DeVito" title="Danny DeVito">Danny DeVito</a> did his role in five different languages, including the original English audio, and also for the <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>, Catalan/Valencian, Castillan Spanish and Latin Spanish dub editions, learning his lines phonetically.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<p>Two audio readings have been released on CD, one narrated by <a href="/wiki/Ted_Danson" title="Ted Danson">Ted Danson</a> in the United States (Listening Library, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8072-1873-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8072-1873-0">978-0-8072-1873-0</a>) and one narrated by <a href="/wiki/Rik_Mayall" title="Rik Mayall">Rik Mayall</a> in the United Kingdom (HarperCollins, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215172403"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-00-715705-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-00-715705-1">978-0-00-715705-1</a>).
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Musical">Musical</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Musical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>A musical adaptation of <i>The Lorax</i> was originally included in the script for the Broadway musical <i><a href="/wiki/Seussical" title="Seussical">Seussical</a></i>, but was cut before the show opened.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>From December 2, 2015, to January 16, 2016, a musical version of the book ran at the <a href="/wiki/Old_Vic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Vic">Old Vic</a> theatre in London, with former <a href="/wiki/Noah_and_the_Whale" title="Noah and the Whale">Noah and the Whale</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Fink" title="Charlie Fink">Charlie Fink</a>, who also wrote the music for the production.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a></sup>
</p><p>From July 2 to August 12, 2018, the musical ran at the <a href="/wiki/Old_Globe_Theatre" title="Old Globe Theatre">Old Globe Theatre</a> San Diego, California with Steven Epp as The Once-ler. The role of the hero to be trusted with the last seed, a boy in the original book, was filled by a girl in the musical.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Lorax&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deforestation" title="Deforestation">Deforestation</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Revegetation" title="Revegetation">Revegetation</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons" title="Tragedy of the commons">Tragedy of the commons</a></li></ul>
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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss_bibliography" title="Dr. Seuss bibliography">Bibliography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/And_to_Think_That_I_Saw_It_on_Mulberry_Street" title="And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street">And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_500_Hats_of_Bartholomew_Cubbins" title="The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins">The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Stilts" title="The King's Stilts">The King's Stilts</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Seven_Lady_Godivas" title="The Seven Lady Godivas">The Seven Lady Godivas</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_Hatches_the_Egg" title="Horton Hatches the Egg">Horton Hatches the Egg</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/McElligot%27s_Pool" title="McElligot's Pool">McElligot's Pool</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Thidwick_the_Big-Hearted_Moose" title="Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose">Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Bartholomew_and_the_Oobleck" title="Bartholomew and the Oobleck">Bartholomew and the Oobleck</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Ran_the_Zoo" title="If I Ran the Zoo">If I Ran the Zoo</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Scrambled_Eggs_Super!" title="Scrambled Eggs Super!">Scrambled Eggs Super!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_Hears_a_Who!" title="Horton Hears a Who!">Horton Hears a Who!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Beyond_Zebra!" title="On Beyond Zebra!">On Beyond Zebra!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Ran_the_Circus" title="If I Ran the Circus">If I Ran the Circus</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas!">How the Grinch Stole Christmas!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat" title="The Cat in the Hat">The Cat in the Hat</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_Comes_Back" title="The Cat in the Hat Comes Back">The Cat in the Hat Comes Back</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Yertle_the_Turtle_and_Other_Stories" title="Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories">Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You!" title="Happy Birthday to You!">Happy Birthday to You!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Fish,_Two_Fish,_Red_Fish,_Blue_Fish" title="One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish">One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham" title="Green Eggs and Ham">Green Eggs and Ham</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sneetches_and_Other_Stories" title="The Sneetches and Other Stories">The Sneetches and Other Stories</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27s_Sleep_Book" title="Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book">Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27s_ABC" title="Dr. Seuss's ABC">Dr. Seuss's ABC</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Hop_on_Pop" title="Hop on Pop">Hop on Pop</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Fox_in_Socks" title="Fox in Socks">Fox in Socks</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Had_Trouble_in_Getting_to_Solla_Sollew" title="I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew">I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Wish_That_I_Had_Duck_Feet" title="I Wish That I Had Duck Feet">I Wish That I Had Duck Feet</a></i> <sup><small>1</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_over_to_My_House" title="Come over to My House">Come over to My House</a></i> <sup><small>1</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Foot_Book" title="The Foot Book">The Foot Book</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Can_Lick_30_Tigers_Today!_and_Other_Stories" title="I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories">I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Book_about_ME" title="My Book about ME">My Book about ME</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Brown_Can_Moo!_Can_You%3F" title="Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?">Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Lorax</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvin_K._Mooney_Will_You_Please_Go_Now!" title="Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!">Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Did_I_Ever_Tell_You_How_Lucky_You_Are%3F" title="Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?">Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shape_of_Me_and_Other_Stuff" title="The Shape of Me and Other Stuff">The Shape of Me and Other Stuff</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_a_Wocket_in_My_Pocket" title="There's a Wocket in My Pocket">There's a Wocket in My Pocket</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Day_for_Up!" title="Great Day for Up!">Great Day for Up!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Wacky_Wednesday_(book)" title="Wacky Wednesday (book)">Wacky Wednesday</a></i> <sup><small>1</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Oh,_the_Thinks_You_Can_Think!" title="Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!">Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat%27s_Quizzer" title="The Cat's Quizzer">The Cat's Quizzer</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Can_Read_with_My_Eyes_Shut!" title="I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!">I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Oh_Say_Can_You_Say%3F" title="Oh Say Can You Say?">Oh Say Can You Say?</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Hunches_in_Bunches" title="Hunches in Bunches">Hunches in Bunches</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Butter_Battle_Book" title="The Butter Battle Book">The Butter Battle Book</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/You%27re_Only_Old_Once!" title="You're Only Old Once!">You're Only Old Once!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Not_Going_to_Get_Up_Today!" title="I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!">I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Oh,_the_Places_You%27ll_Go!" title="Oh, the Places You'll Go!">Oh, the Places You'll Go!</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Daisy-Head_Mayzie" title="Daisy-Head Mayzie">Daisy-Head Mayzie</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Many_Colored_Days" title="My Many Colored Days">My Many Colored Days</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Hooray_for_Diffendoofer_Day!" title="Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!">Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bippolo_Seed_and_Other_Lost_Stories" title="The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories">The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_and_the_Kwuggerbug_and_More_Lost_Stories" title="Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories">Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/What_Pet_Should_I_Get%3F" title="What Pet Should I Get?">What Pet Should I Get?</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horse_Museum_(Dr._Seuss)" title="Horse Museum (Dr. Seuss)">Horse Museum</a></i> <sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gerald_McBoing-Boing" title="Gerald McBoing-Boing">The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show</a></i> (1956–1957)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss" title="The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss">The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss</a></i> (1996–1998)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Gerald_McBoing-Boing_(TV_series)" title="Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)">Gerald McBoing-Boing</a></i> (2005–2007)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_Knows_a_Lot_About_That!" title="The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!">The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!</a></i> (2010–2018)
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Cat_in_the_Hat_Knows_a_Lot_About_That!_episodes" title="List of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham_(TV_series)" title="Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)">Green Eggs and Ham</a></i> (2019–2022)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Dr._Seuss_television_specials" title="List of Dr. Seuss television specials">Television specials</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)">Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!</a></i> (1966)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_Hears_a_Who!_(TV_special)" title="Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)">Horton Hears a Who!</a></i> (1970)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(TV_special)" title="The Cat in the Hat (TV special)">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (1971)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(TV_special)" title="The Lorax (TV special)">The Lorax</a></i> (1972)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss_on_the_Loose" title="Dr. Seuss on the Loose">Dr. Seuss on the Loose</a></i> (1973)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hoober-Bloob_Highway" title="The Hoober-Bloob Highway">The Hoober-Bloob Highway</a></i> (1975)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night" title="Halloween Is Grinch Night">Halloween Is Grinch Night</a></i> (1977)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Pontoffel_Pock,_Where_Are_You%3F" title="Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?">Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?</a></i> (1980)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat" title="The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat">The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat</a></i> (1982)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Butter_Battle_Book" title="The Butter Battle Book">The Butter Battle Book</a></i> (1989)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Search_of_Dr._Seuss" title="In Search of Dr. Seuss">In Search of Dr. Seuss</a></i> (1994)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Daisy-Head_Mayzie" title="Daisy-Head Mayzie">Daisy-Head Mayzie</a></i> (1995)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_Hatches_the_Egg_(film)" title="Horton Hatches the Egg (film)">Horton Hatches the Egg</a></i> (short; 1942)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Gerald_McBoing-Boing" title="Gerald McBoing-Boing">Gerald McBoing-Boing</a></i> (short; 1950)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)">How the Grinch Stole Christmas</a></i> (2000)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(film)" title="The Cat in the Hat (film)">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (2003)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Horton_Hears_a_Who!_(film)" title="Horton Hears a Who! (film)">Horton Hears a Who!</a></i> (2008)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(film)" title="The Lorax (film)">The Lorax</a></i> (2012)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grinch_(film)" title="The Grinch (film)">The Grinch</a></i> (2018)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mean_One" title="The Mean One">The Mean One</a></i> (2022)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27_Fix-Up_the_Mix-Up_Puzzler" title="Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler">Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler</a></i> (1984)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grinch_(video_game)" title="The Grinch (video game)">The Grinch</a></i> (2000)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(video_game)" title="The Cat in the Hat (video game)">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (2003)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss:_Green_Eggs_and_Ham_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham (video game)">Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham</a></i> (2003)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss:_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!" title="Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!">Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!</a></i> (2007)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_(1986_film)" title="Welcome (1986 film)">Welcome</a></i> (Russian short film)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Seussical" title="Seussical">Seussical</a></i> (musical)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_The_Musical" title="Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical">Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical</a></i></li>
<li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_a_Mean_One,_Mr._Grinch" title="You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch">You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch</a>" (song)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(play)" title="The Cat in the Hat (play)">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (play)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(musical)" title="The Lorax (musical)">The Lorax</a></i> (musical)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27_The_Grinch_Musical_Live!" title="Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!">Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!</a></i> (musical)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss%27s_ABC" title="Dr. Seuss's ABC">Dr. Seuss's ABC</a></i> (musical)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham" title="Green Eggs and Ham">Green Eggs and Ham</a></i> (musical)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat" title="The Cat in the Hat">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (musical)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other works</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Private_Snafu" title="Private Snafu">Private Snafu</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pocket_Book_of_Boners" title="The Pocket Book of Boners">The Pocket Book of Boners</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Your_Job_in_Germany" title="Your Job in Germany">Your Job in Germany</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Our_Job_in_Japan" title="Our Job in Japan">Our Job in Japan</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Design_for_Death" title="Design for Death">Design for Death</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_5,000_Fingers_of_Dr._T." title="The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.">The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Hejji" title="Hejji">Hejji</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Society_of_Red_Tape_Cutters" title="Society of Red Tape Cutters">Society of Red Tape Cutters</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/FLIT" title="FLIT">Flit</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Palmer_(author)" class="mw-redirect" title="Helen Palmer (author)">Helen Palmer</a> (first wife)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Fish_Out_of_Water_(book)" title="A Fish Out of Water (book)">A Fish Out of Water</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Amazing_World_of_Dr._Seuss_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum">Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Beginner_Books" title="Beginner Books">Beginner Books</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss_Enters.,_L.P._v._Penguin_Books_USA,_Inc." title="Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.">Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss_Goes_to_War" title="Dr. Seuss Goes to War">Dr. Seuss Goes to War</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Art_of_Dr._Seuss" title="The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss">The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Seuss_Memorial" title="Dr. Seuss Memorial">Dr. Seuss National Memorial</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Geisel_Award" title="Geisel Award">Geisel Award</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Geisel_Library" title="Geisel Library">Geisel Library</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Geisel_School_of_Medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Geisel School of Medicine">Geisel School of Medicine</a></li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/PM_(newspaper)" title="PM (newspaper)">PM</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Political_messages_of_Dr._Seuss" title="Political messages of Dr. Seuss">Political messages of Dr. Seuss</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Read_Across_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Read Across America">Read Across America</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Islands_of_Adventure#Seuss_Landing" title="Universal Islands of Adventure">Seuss Landing</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup><small>1</small></sup> as "Theo. LeSieg".<span class="nowrap">   </span><sup><small>2</small></sup> Posthumous.<span class="nowrap">   </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(TV_special)" title="The Lorax (TV special)">The Lorax</a></i> (1972 TV special)</li>
<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(film)" title="The Lorax (film)">The Lorax</a></i> (2012 film)
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(soundtrack)" title="The Lorax (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lorax_(musical)" title="The Lorax (musical)">The Lorax</a></i> (musical)</li></ul>
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