108! That’s how old Theodore Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, would be this year. He was born on March 2nd, 1904. Since 1998, every March 2nd , Read Across America Day is celebrated in his honor. Read Across America Day is sponsored by the National Education Association to encourage sharing books with kids in the community and to celebrate reading.
In Texas, schools across Dallas will be celebrating Read Across Dallas ISD Day on March 1st. There will be a birthday party for Dr. Seuss at the Sienna Branch Library in Missouri City, TX at 10:30 a.m. There will also be a birthday picnic at the First Colony Branch Library in Sugar Land, TX at 2:00. Bee Caves Public Library will have its 8th Annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the library which will include games, a Reader’s Oath with Caroline Murphy, the Mayor of Bee Caves and a concert with Joe McDermott.
“It’s your day of all days… Today you don’t have to be tidy or neat. If you wish you may eat with both hands and both feet.” Let’s eat some “Green Eggs and Ham”, or say “I Am Not Going to Get Up Today” but please celebrate with a book by the good doctor.
For more information about Read Across America Day, check this website: http://www.readacrossamerica.org/
Print Braille books by Dr. Seuss available from TBP:
Butter Battle Book BR 05904
The Cat in the Hat BR 6724
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back BR 04655 BR 13451
Dr. Seuss’s ABC BR 08953 BR 15320 BR 16723
The Foot Book BR 08949 BR 16722
Fox in Socks BR 08948
Great Day for Up BR 08941
Green Eggs and Ham BR 08956 BR 13450 BR 16721
Happy Birthday to You! BR 08943
Hop on Pop BR 08912 BR 16725 BT 03174
Horton Hatches the Egg BR 08950
Horton Hears a Who! BR 08946
How the Grinch Stole Christmas BR 04656 BR 12020 BR 16316
I Had Trouble In Getting to Solla Sollew BR 08954
If I Ran the Circus BR 16243
If I Ran the Zoo BR 04661
McElligot’s Pool BR 08952 BR 16216 BT 03350
My Many Colored Days BR 10040
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish BR 06106 BR 08990 BR 13073 BR 16379
Scrambled Eggs Super! BR 08944
Thidwick, the Big-Heartest Moose BR 08942
Digital Books by Dr. Seuss available from TBP:
Bartholomew and the Oobleck DB 34054
The Cat in the Hat DB 33062
Como el Grinch Robo La Navidad DB 72998
Daisy-Head Maizey (on BARD) DB 40706
Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book DX 34055
Gerald McBoing Boing (on BARD) DB 52933
Green Eggs and Ham DB 34056
Happy Birthday to You DB 35121
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (on BARD) DB 47527
Hop on Pop DB 44160
Horton Hatches the Egg DB 34057
Horton Hears a Who! DB 34058
Huevos Verdes con Jamon DB 72997
How the Grinch Stole Christmas DB 47536
I am Not Going to Get Up Today (on BARD) DB 34059
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (on BARD) DB 35123
If I Ran the Circus DB 60939
If I Ran the Zoo DB 34725
My Many Colored Days (on BARD) DB 42897