Fun is good and I had lots of fun today. I have been volunteering in my local library by making bookmarks to give out for free to patrons for about two years, but lately I have been filling in when needed as the storyteller lady for the 3-5 year old children on Wednesdays. Today we had a big celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. He would have been 107 today. We had many activities for the children: making Cat in the Hat hats; having their picture taken with their hats on in front of a big poster board of the Cat; being silly in various ways as children love to do; and listening to Dr. Seuss stories. My assignment was to read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. I have loved that story since I used to read it to my little sister many, many years ago. The crazy animals and the wonderful rhymes are just what is needed to engage children in the wonder of reading.
Right before I began this post, I was catching up on some of the blogs that I follow regularly and found that I was not the only one mentioning Dr. Seuss in their blog today. Kat, who blogs on Much Ado About Nothing posted a wonderful tribute today to Dr. Seuss here. She writes about why she loves Dr. Seuss and what he has meant for her in her life. Her words express how I feel about Dr. Seuss in a way that I never could. You need to read it!
2 comments:
My personal favorite Horton Hatches the Egg. I just love that story! How fun volunteering to read and create with the children at the library. Happy weekend Kathleen! :)
Thanks, Sara. It has been a lovely week-end knitting with friends and having lunch out with my husband.
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