Dr. Seuss considered The Lorax, published in 1971, as his best book. It did not go over well at the time and is still controversial.
a. What makes The Lorax didactic? The ending of the book makes The Lorax didactic. At the end of the story, the Once-ler bestows the responsibility of taking care of the last of the Truffula seeds and protecting the trees which grow from it from the axes that hack and got them in the mess they were in to start with.
b. Are there any didactic children's books today? If not, why not? I don't think that there are as many didactic books published any more, but they are still out there. Take for example, the books that deal with the going green hype today. These books are entertaining, yet educational, and most tell readers what they need to do in order to better take care of the earth. This is the same concept that The Lorax had.
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