Happy Seuss Day!

[primsong]

It is the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Suess - which in my case means I get to give a presentation about his life to the first and second grade classes about an hour from now. I wrote up a biography for him at about their level of understanding and get to do a Q & A on him and his life. What an interesting man he was. :-)

My favorite thing was the way he kept a closet full of crazy hats in the observatory he used for a studio. Whenever writers block loomed, he would put on a silly hat to get back in the mood. That and how cranky he would get when well-meaning printers would "correct" his colors to make the trees green instead of pink, etc... Heh.

Wear a bow tie and read a few rhyming tongue-twisters today. Enjoy!

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[primsong.livejournal.com]

Green Eggs and Ham! The book he wrote after a publisher friend bet him fifty bucks he couldn't write a book with only fifty words. Love it! For me, it's the Sneetches, and good ol' Fox in Socks.

The kinders got to make oversized bow ties and red and white striped hats from construction paper. They were all so cute!

[accioboytoy.livejournal.com]

First and second graders rule, in my book. I have more fun volunteering in Brynn's class than should be allowed. My OWN school days were certainly not anywhere near as entertaining as 2 hours a day with them.

Plus, I get lots of hugs. I like hugs. =D

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

Ah, Seuss -- Someone wrote a Green Eggs & Lembas parody a while ago at the original Fanboard that was hysterically funny.

We have a special fondness for One Fish Two Fish and the Foot Book. Dennis got sent to Saudi Arabia for several months when Meghan had just turned 2. So that she would remember him while he was gone, we taped him reading those books and talking to her. That tape got played every day and she always said goodnight to Daddy at the end.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

What a lovely idea! - when they are little, they really need those reminders, time moves so differently for them then.