Most of you know that I was a public school teacher for 10 years. Dr. Seuss’ Birthday – also known as the National Read Across America Day is a day we celebrate reading in a super fun way by reading Dr. Seuss books, doing Dr. Seuss crafts, watching Dr. Seuss films, eating “Seuss” food like green eggs and ham, and even coming to school dressed as fun characters from all his wonderful books. Even though I am not going to be celebrating in the schools like in years past, I’m going to be having just as much fun {if not more so} celebrating it at home with my two little ones.
We’re planning some fun activities that I’ll be sharing here this week. So, be sure to check back for fun recipes, costume ideas, and lists of our favorite Dr. Seuss stories. To get the party started, I wanted share how you could get some books for your own children’s collections for a very cheap price to help you celebrate the festivities in your home. At Walmart, regular priced Dr. Seuss beginner books will be on sale for $5 {regularly priced at $8.99} and the Dr. Seuss board books will be $3.50 {regularly priced at $4.99}. This is a great opportunity to start a collection of classics for your little ones or to add to an existing collection.
Dr. Seuss books are GREAT for read alouds because of the fun, rhyming and sing-song patterns of the language. Even very small children just beginning to have attention spans for read alouds will sit and listen to Dr. Seuss books and his fantastical rhymes and rhythms. Some of my children’s favorites have been Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks, and of course The Cat in the Hat. We have many other favorites but these show up for me to read often in the rotation. We are really excited to add the Happy Birthday to You! book this year – and just in time for my son’s fifth birthday.