IRC Pinterest: Dr. Seuss

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Interested in learning more about Theodor Seuss Geisel? Take a few minutes to browse the IRC's Dr. Seuss Resources Pinterest board. It features books written by Dr. Seuss, about Dr. Seuss, and classroom internet resources from Seussville.

Read Across America Day

It's almost time! March 2nd is Read Across America Day, also known as Dr. Seuss Day.

NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. - NEA.org, What is Read Across America?

Explore the Dr. Seuss Resources IRC Pinterest board for a selection of Dr. Suess books, materials kits, and Internet links.

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Pinterest: Dr. Seuss Resources

Just in time for Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America Day on March 2, 2012, a new board has been created on the IRC Pinterest site. The board features books written by Dr. Suess in the juvenile collection, books written about Dr. Seuss in various library collections, Internet resources, and videos.

Interested in the status of one of the books presented? Call numbers are presented with each title and links to the catalog are available to check their status.

The Cat in the Hat Turns 50!

It's the Cat in the Hat's birthday! The following is an article excerpt from the Children's Bookshelf, a Publishers Weekly email newsletter:

"With a loud "BUMP!" that made two very bored siblings jump, the irrepressible Cat in the Hat arrived on the children's book scene a half-century ago, revolutionizing the concept of the beginning reader and sounding the death knell to the stilted Dick and Jane primers. Widely credited with hooking a new generation (as well as subsequent ones) on reading, Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat has sold more than 10.5 million copies in its classic edition alone (not including massive book club sales). In an even more impressive tally, Dr. Seuss's books have been published in more than 20 languages, with over 250 million copies sold worldwide." (Sally Lodge, Children's Bookshelf, 1/11/07)

A special web site, Happy Birthday Cat in the Hat, has been launched to commemorate and celebrate the event. Various activities are available for teachers, librarians, and kids, including printable worksheets and a way to send birthday wishes to the Cat!

IRC and Juvenile: Books by Dr. Seuss and other resources:

• The Cat in the Hat
  PZ8.3.G276 Cat 1985
• The cat in the hat comes back
  PZ8.3 .G276 Cav
• The boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss
  PS3513.E2 Z74 2004
• You read to me & I'll read to you: 20th-century stories to share
  PZ5.Y7 2001
• Seuss Celebration: 9 favorite televised classics
  DVD 0347
• Dr. Seuss Reading Game
  ROM 0112

More about Dr. Seuss: AU CirculatingAU Reference, and IRC Reference:

• Dr. Seuss: American icon
  PS3513.E2 Z787 2004
• The Seuss, the whole Seuss, and nothing but the Seuss: A visual biobraphy of Theodor Seuss Geisel
  PS3513.E2 Z63 2004
• Of Sneetches and Who's and the good Dr. Seuss: Essays on the writings and life of Theodor Geisel
  PS3513.E2 Z79 1997
• Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A biography
  PS3513.E2 Z785 1996

Internet Resources:

• Happy Birthday Cat in the Hat
• Welcome to Seussville
• "Dr. Seuss" Biography
• Featured Author: Dr. Suess
• NEA: Dr. Seuss' Biography
• A to Z Teacher Stuff - Dr. Seuss Theme
• BBC News - 10 Facts about Dr. Suess
• Kidsreads.com - Seussentennial Celebration