"Horton Hears a Who!" is one of Dr. Seuss' more memorable works. It sees Horton the Elephant trying to keep Whoville, a community living on a small speck of dust, safe from other animals who don't believe his claims that Whoville exists.
The prominent theme throughout the story is that "A person's a person, no matter how small." This is a powerful message of equality that rings true even now, let alone when Dr. Seuss published the book in 1954 as a call to treat Japanese people equally and show that he'd changed his previous anti-Japan views.
"Horton Hears a Who!" is a fun, impactful story for children to read, and adults could do with an occasional reading too, just to remind themselves of the message of equality. The idea of tiny people living on a speck of dust is also creative and trippy.
Likewise, I generally tend to like adaptations of the narrative, particularly the 2008 Blue Sky film. After all, who doesn't love a good Jim Carrey performance, or a bunch of characters singing their hearts out about how they "Can't Fight This Feeling" anymore?
In one medium or another, I'm sure you'll enjoy "Horton Hears a Who!"
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