Each year, on or near the March 2 birthday of Dr. Seuss, the National Education Association sponsors “Read Across America“.  The focus of the event is motivating children to read and assisting them to master basic reading skills.

The Dr. Seuss partnership is ideal. Why? Over at Seussville they say:

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

Participation is very easy – just set aside time this evening to read to a child.  To make it a really fun event, you can download a Certificate of Participation, an activity sheet and a door knob hanger from Seussville too.

Some favorite Dr. Seuss books to read together are:

• The Cat in the Hat
• The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
• Horton Hears a Who!
• Horton Hatches the Egg
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
• The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
• There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!
• Hop on Pop
• Dr. Seuss’s ABC

Happy reading everyone!