Hacking Dr. Seuss: Dad Goes From Sad and Mad to Glad

I love Dr. Seuss. His books were critical to my childhood and my early fatherhood.

I have “Cat in the Hat” is a First Edition, Third Printing (the 195/195 on the inside flap):

And “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back” in a true First Edition:

I even custom-lacquered some baby furniture with cut-outs from “Hop on Pop”, which is the canonical Dr. Seuss book for me and my two children:

But there is one bone  had to pick with the good doctor: his anti-dad language in Hop on Pop. He’s got all sorts of sad-sack/ mid-50s “wait til your father gets home” baloney in a couple pages:

So I went ahead and photoshopped/ printed out/ glued in some alternative takes that I would read to my kids:

Life is what you make it.