HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS!!! IT'S ALSO "READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY"...

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

— Dr. Seuss

Photo of Ted Geisel in his La Jolla, CA studio
courtesy of www.seussville.com

THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL, KNOW TO MOST AS "DR. SEUSS", WAS BORN IN 1904, IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.  AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH IN 1991, HE HAD WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED 44 CHILDREN'S BOOKS.  HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 107 THIS YEAR.

Does your school or local library have any plans? (Click here for some cute printouts). Here in Orange County, CA, the beautiful Orange Public Library and History Center is hosting a special storytime today and a "Meet the Cat in the Hat" event (sponsored by Barnes and Noble) at 3:30 on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Click HERE to view their calendar.

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