Green Eggs and Ham and Cat in the Hat live large in our house. Dr. Seuss (107 and still going strong) was read in-utero to my boys via Oh, the Places You’ll Go.
For a Seussian birthday
you can download a Seuss App
or make some Seuss cupcakes
or don a Seuss Top Hat.
you should stick to the Foot Book.
If your iPhone is crumbly
and your cupcakes are too,
then cuddle up with a kid
and read Horton Hears a Who.
If you’re a pre-teen girl,
you may favor The Bieber,
cuz birthday’s are catchy,
even if you’re a tweener.
As for me, I’ll be reading Seuss-isms for Success,
a tiny tome that’s sadly out of print.
Perhaps it will come back as Nook Hook E-book?
For now, I will end this Seussian rant.
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
—Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! We love you.
YAY, my kids were so excited for today:)
@Lindsay *smiles*
Your books in young lives, always caused a great stir. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, good sir!
I did a similar post today too. Happy Dr Seuss Day!! Oh the Places You'll Go us my fave. 🙂
😀
Dr. Seuss Forever!
He's still alive? Are you serious? The idea of him, like, googling my (shall we say) interpretations of a couple of his stories is sort of weird. Maybe he's not down with the internet, though.
@Matthew Awesome. 🙂
@PK Happy Seuss Day!
@Tricia 🙂
@Bryan I guess that did make it sound like he was alive! Although that would be cool, I think you're safe. 😉
I had no idea that this was his birthday. I'm so uninformed.
I took my daughter to the story time at Borders today (My Borders is staying open! YAY!). They read Dr. Seuss books. Susan, while I was pregnant I read my daughter the baby version of Oh! The Places You'll Go. It's meant to be read in-utero. She still loves that one.
This is awesome! Don't we all love Dr Seuss? (Except his child care book under his real name was kind of lame.) But how many children have learned to love reading because of him? He's one of my writing heroes.
Lovely post. Dr. Seuss takes up all kinds of space in my library. Can't bear to think of giving them away.
You're so clever! My daughter is dressed for crazy hat and tie day today. 🙂
I love Dr. Seuss and my baby girl's birthday is today also 😀 We even got a Dr. Seuss book when she was born from the hospital.
Super cute! I'm so glad you said something – I never would have known.
Ye! I did a readathon and booktalk in a NJ elementary school in honor of Seuss. So much fun to connect with the kids! I'll probably post pix soon of the event on my blog.
Cute post and I want that outfit for my daughter!
@Michael Ha! Maybe we should make it a national holiday. 🙂
@Kelly Those are some of my fondest memories (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)! And Yay for your bookstore staying open!!
@KarenG He's a classic! 🙂
@CLee I know what you mean! I'm saving some of these books for my kids to read to their kids. There's only a few of those deemed worthy of the space in my basement, and Seuss is overrepresented. 🙂
@Shannon *smiles* I love it when the kids dress up!
@Sierra Yay! Spreading the Seuss-love!
@Catherine Go you, for doing the readathon! That sounds like great fun. I'll be looking for the pictures!
@Sherrie I know, right? Too cute.
My daughter has been sick all week and missed all the Dr. Seuss birthday fun at school. She's so bummed, poor kid. She even had a Cat in the hat hat to wear.
Love Dr. Seuss, probably the first author I knew by name. Same for my kids. Cute post!
Wonderful little Suessy poem. Suess-stuff is addictive.
@Leisha *sadness* But how cool to have the hat! 🙂
@Lisa He is Dr. Awesome. 🙂
@Margo 🙂 Thanks!
sheer awesomeness!!! LOVE the rhymes at the end, too. Yes, little girls are amazing, and we actually love Horton and the Egg! 😀 <3