Teaching character with Dr. Seuss

We've begun a theme unit on Dr. Seuss in preparation of his birthday next week on March 2^nd. In addition to being a lot of fun and fairly accessible new readers, many of Dr. Seuss' books lend themselves very nicely to teaching various character traits. Here's a list that I came up with:

• The Cat in the Hat: honesty, responsibility, obedience
• The Lorax: care for the earth/stewardship
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck: contentment
• The Sneetches: not judging based on appearances/looking at the inner qualities of a person
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas: anti-materialism/contentment
• The Butter Battle Book: getting along with others
• Horton Hatches the Egg: patience, commitment, value of life
• Horton Hears a Who!: compassion, protecting the powerless
• Green Eggs and Ham: trying new things, leaving your comfort zone
• Yertle the Turtle: humility and compassion in leadership
  

What other life lessons has Dr. Seuss taught you?

Teaching values, improving reading skills and having fun at the same time works for me!