*Picture book for preschool through adult *The THINKS you can THINK as main characters *Rating: My one-year-old daughter carries Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! around with her and looks at this book all the time. I’m sure it’s the pictures, but I’d love to think it’s the whole concept that she gets. Short, short [...]

photo by susansimon www.flickr.com Today’s Timeless Thursday book is a classic for sure–Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat. This book is loved by many–children and adults and even movie producers. Originally published in 1957, The Cat in the Hat was written when William Spaulding, the textbook publisher at Houghton Mifflin, commissioned Seuss to write a [...]

Talk about timeless–how about this book from 1937? It’s Dr. Seuss’s first children’s book, and I thought I’d wrap up this week of celebrating his birthday with talking about one more of his classic books. And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street is, of course, a fantastical version of an actual street [...]

photo by mape_s www.flickr.com Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, fantasy *Young boy as main character *Rating: Dr. Seuss is at his best in If I Ran the Zoo–from made-up creatures to fantastical places to those ever-clever rhymes. Short, short summary: Gerald McGrew says that his local zoo is a [...]

photo by librarianjill www.flickr.com Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and children across the United States will be involved in Read Across America activities. But before I get into this, I want to announce the winner of the book giveaway contest I held on this blog last week. The winner is. . .Clara Gillow Clark. Thank [...]

photo by melissaclark www.flickr.com My favorite Christmas story is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Is that weird? I just love it when the Grinch has stolen everything from Whoville, and he’s waiting to hear all the boo-hoos. But he doesn’t hear crying, he hears singing–my word! Without any presents? Who would have thought it? And [...]

by regeniabrabham www.flickr.com Who doesn’t love Dr. Seuss? I do, and the kids do. My stepson wanted me forever to read Green Eggs and Ham to him at bedtime–even though we had tons of other books. I can say it by heart now. “That Sam I am. That Sam I am.” My stepson had a [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com photo by Sarah Kennon www.flickr.com *Picture book for prekindergartners through third graders, fantasy *Two creatures–the Once-ler and the Lorax–as main characters *Rating: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is a wonderful book to teach students about the effects of pollution and industrialization. Short, short summary: A young boy visits the [...]