Read Across America Day, Celebrate Seuss in a Fun Way

If you had some time to play, would you stop and read away? Would a book, get a look from your eyes or would you say, no time today and make Seuss sad on his special day?

Today would have been Theodor Geisel’s 95^th birthday. The man, better, known as Dr. Seuss, wrote some of the most well known children’s books, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

The will be honoring Dr. Seuss’ memory today with a birthday party at the 95^th Street Library. Stories will be read, songs will be sung —including Happy Birthday— and there will time for a craft.

This year, the National Education Association, a group of more than 3.2 million educators who work to improve public schools, is calling on book lovers around the nation to take up The Lorax, the popular Dr. Seuss children's book published in 1971 about the lovable creature who fights to save the environment. 

Share your plans for celebrating Read Across America Day with Naperville Patch or on the Read Across America pledge site. NEA and Lorax' publisher, Random House, also have lesson plans and lots of other materials, resources and printable activities for teachers, parents and kids.

The Naperville Public Library's birthday party for Dr. Seuss will be held from 1-1:45 p.m. at the 95th Street Library in Room A/B.

What is your favorite children’s book, whether written by Dr. Seuss or another author? Share your favorite in comments.