Happy Belated Birthday Dr. Seuss!

One of the greatest things you can do with your children is to spend time reading together. They are never to young to start this great pastime. I started reading to Aidan before he was even born. Some of our favorite books were written by the one and only Dr. Seuss! What fun books to read. You can't help smiling when you start reading Green Eggs and Ham and Yertle the Turtle.

Children can learn so much from reading and being read to. Dr. Seuss is a master of rhyme, and rhyming is a very important skill for pre-readers to master. When children read, they learn new words, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Reading with your children is one of the most important things you can do for your children. More importantly, when children see us reading, they are more likely to pick up a book and start reading. If that isn't encouragement to read, I don't know what is!

To celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday, I thought I would share some great books by Dr. Seuss to share with your children. Dr. Seuss had a whimsical way of making the ordinary (red fish and blue fish or a rainy day) seem extraordinary. I encourage all of you to go to the library and check out a few books by him. You will find that your mouth and tongue will make the story telling memorable. Many of the stories will require practice before reading to children! I pride myself in being able to read at least five Dr. Seuss books straight through without fumbling! Careful though, this takes years of practice!

Some favorites:
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Green Eggs and Ham
Hop on Pop
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Fox in Socks
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember
And to Think That I saw it on Mulberry Street
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
Horton Hears a Who!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

For more ideas and Seussical fun, check out the Seussville website.

So hop on up and pop into the library. Don't wait for a rainy day! Read, Read, Read!

Your Girlfriends,
Melinda & Michelle