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Dr Seuss Birthday

March 2, 2013 by · Comments Off on Dr Seuss Birthday 

Dr Seuss Birthday, In commemoration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, I sat on the floor of my 8-year-old daughter’s room, before her bookcase.

Theodor Seuss Geisel, who died in 1991, took the pen name Dr. Seuss when he was a student at Dartmouth College in the 1920s. He went on to publish more than 40 children’s books. This March 2 is his 109th birthday, a day now celebrated as “Read Across America Day.”

In our family, as in many others, Dr. Seuss has a special place. My daughter, the youngest of our three children, is the inheritor of our Dr. Seuss collection — from the bestselling “Green Eggs and Ham” to “Great Day for Up,” which is lesser-known but no less beloved in our family.

My daughter reads novels now (a little miracle I still can’t quite believe), but before she could read on her own, she sat in my lap, or my wife’s, and listened to the tongue-twisting rhymes and alliteration in “Fox in Socks.”

Dr Seuss Birthday

March 2, 2012 by · Comments Off on Dr Seuss Birthday 

Dr Seuss Birthday, Blow your floofloovers and bang your tartookas, why today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday! The beloved author of children’s books and wacky rhyming genius left us an abundance of favorite books and cartoons. But let you think the creator of “The Cat in the Hat,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Green Eggs and Ham” is fading in popularity, think again.

To honor what would have been his 108 birthday, a number of big events are planned for March 2. For one, Random House and the National Education Association are urging people to take part in the annual Read Across America event and read to a child.

Dr. Seuss is not only fun for all ages, but his work is considered an excellent tool for helping kids develop a love of reading and learning, among other benefits.

“Also, his use of rhyme makes his books an effective tool for teaching young children the basic skills they need to be successful,” states the website Seussville.com . “When we celebrate Dr. Seuss and reading, we send a clear message to America’s children that reading is fun and important.”

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