When I was a kid, my mom would read Green Eggs and Ham and other Dr. Seuss classics as I drifted off to sleep. At the  time, they were fun to listen to, but many seemed like a hodge podge of rhyming made up words and had little educational value.

While some of the books were primarily for entertainment, his books, such as The Wacky Book of Opposites, were filled with rhyming words that actually taught you something. Sure, the animals and people were completely fake, but the opposites were real and could easily teach kids in a fun way.

Even the books that didn't have an overtly educational bend to them were still often educational in a different way. Horton Hears a Who teaches an important lesson that just because people are different doesn't mean they are any less important.

Green Eggs and Ham teaches kids to try new things and not to discount something just because it sounds bad. The Cat in the Hat teaches kids that it's important to have fun, but that you also have to be responsible.

Dr. Seuss is one of the most valuable resources a family can have. It doesn't matter if you're reading the Kindle version or the same book that mom read to you as a child. There is a reason why Dr. Seuss has been so popular for a few generations. We all know Sam I Am, The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch. Just because a book is educational, doesn't mean it can't be fun.