How the Grinch Stole Christmas was the easiest story Ted wrote.  The main character was a villain who's heart was "two sizes too small".  When he wrote the story, Ted was 53 years old, as was the Grinch who hated Christmas.  The story exposed the greediness of a commercialized Christmas season.  In the end though, the moral is summed up by the Grinch himself by saying, "Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store.  Maybe Christmas...means a little bit more."

How the Grinch Stole Christmas first became an animated movie in 1966.  It made it's television debut on December 18,1966.  Ted wrote all of the songs for the movie like "the Grinch Song".  In 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas became a moving yet again.  The film was directed by Ron Howard and narrated by Anthony Hopkins.  The infamous Grinch was played by Jim Carry.  The movie introduced a new generation to Dr. Seuss.

In 1976 Ted wrote The Lorax.  This book's main character, the Lorax tries to protect the Truffula Trees from being cut down to make a popular product.  The landscape becomes bland and dull.  All that is left is a tree stump that says "Unless".   There were two messages to the reader in this story.  One was of deforestation, which Ted was a strong activist against.  The other was that anyone can make a difference. 

Oh the Places You'll Go was the last book Dr. Seuss wrote before he dyed.  It almost seems like a fitting reassuring message that we will succeed.  The story uses second person to speak directly to you.  You are the person who is flying high above the rest then you fall.  This story is often given as a graduation gift for its profound meaning of life that only a doctor could know.