Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday! If you are a person of a certain age or younger than his books were a huge part of your formative years in one way or another. Dr. Seuss was so influential to early literacy that the American Library Association created a book award in his honor. Awarded annually, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to author's and illustrators of beginning readers. The most recent recipients are Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes for the book Charlie & Mouse.
So revered is Dr. Seuss that his birthday was selected by the National Education Association as the date for Read Across America. We encourage everyone to find a time today to pick up something and read. It doesn't have to be a book! Read Sports Illustrated or Vogue! Read the latest X-Men comic, or the Charlotte Observer. Read to your kids! Please just read! Doctor's orders! "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
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