Read it or Weep

Thank you Dr. Seuss! March 3, 2009

      March 2 is always a favorite day for me because I celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Born on March 2, 1904, Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel wrote and illustrated over 46 books. These books with his cast of zany of characters filled with rhyming verse and funny illustrations have been read and adored by both children and adults. Since his death in 1991, over 200 million copies of his books have been sold all over the world and have been translated in over 20 different languages.

   His first book for children was And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street written in 1937. It was rejected by 27 publishers before it was finally published by Vanguard Press. I’m so glad that Dr. Seuss didn’t give up after his first rejection or else we wouldn’t have all of our favorite characters such as The Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Yertle the Turtle, The Lorax, and of course, my favorite, Horton the Elephant!

The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you’ll go.
~ Dr. Seuss ~

Thank you Dr. Seuss! Happy Reading!                                             ~Donna