10 Best Dr. Seuss Books and Activities
Review of Best Children's Books and Extension Activities to Go With Them
Learning should be fun! Dr. Seuss intended it that way! Dr. Seuss, otherwise known as Theodore Seuss Geisel (born March 2, 1904), is a well known children's book author who created joy wherever his books are read. Dr. Seuss has published 44 books that have been adored by millions of children and their parents. Here you will find a list of mine and my children's top favorites to read, as well as some activities to enhance the experience for your child. Image thanks to shellyterrell Extension a...

Dr. Seuss: Imaginary Words
An Engaging Personality
I was fascinated with Dr. Seuss books my entire life. Of course, I'm a big kid now but I still love Dr. Seuss. I'm sure part of it is that I love to make up words. However, there is something captivating about his stories. Essentially, he could take little more than a dozen sentences and make them into a full-scale book for children. The colorful characters presented in his books are vivid and entertaining. What's even more amazing is that the characters make imaginary words come to life. Ev...

Green Eggs and Ham
Origins of Green Eggs and Ham
As the Seussian legend goes.... After achieving great success with his first Beginner Book, The Cat in the Hat, Seuss's publisher Bennett Cerf offered up a little wager. Cerf bet Dr. Seuss that he could not write a Beginner Book using only 50 words. Even with the limited vocabulary, Seuss offered up Green Eggs and Ham and won the bet though later claimed he never collected his winnings. Seuss really couldn't complain about the loss of money... It ended up becoming his best-selling book of all...

Horton Hears a Who
In the 1954 sequel to Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss, Horton is bathing in a jungle pool when he hears a small yelp. He looks around but sees only a small speck of dust floating in the air. He quickly realizes there are small people on the speck of dust and vows to keep them safe, however his jungle neighbors refuse to believe Horton's claims. A sour kangaroo, Vlad Vladikoff the eagle and the Wickersham Brothers (a pair of monkeys) set out to destroy the clover on which the dust landed ...

Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodor Geisel
Most of my fondest childhood memories consist of my mother and a book by Dr. Seuss.... any book by Dr. Seuss! Even today, with her children (and some of her grandchildren!) grown, one of my mother's proudest accomplishments is being able to recite Dr. Seuss's ABCs by heart... Growing up in a home where literacy was a high priority made a huge difference to my childhood. With a good book a child never has to be lonely... or sad... or afraid. And with a Dr. Seuss book, a child never has to be ...

Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Illustrator of Children's Book
There are probably few children and grown-ups who haven't read at least one of the imaginative works of Theodor Geisel. The children's books of Dr. Seuss, such as the Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who and Green Eggs and Ham have become classics for teaching children how to read with fun and with humor. In 1966 the original cartoon version of "How the Grinch Stole Chrismas" was broadcast. When I was in the 7th grade our school put on a version of the Grinch as a holiday play. Now more than 40...

Best Dr. Seuss Books For Your Child
Great Dr. Seuss Books For Your Child
Dr. Seuss Books For Your Child is a great way to spend some personal time with your kids. Dr. Seuss Books For Your Child are perfect for introducing your child to wild world of Dr. Seuss. Pick up a few Dr. Seuss Books For Your Child and watch the millions of smiles. Dr. Seuss Books are a classic. My mom read them, I read them as a child and now my kids are reading them. Just like I did as a child my kids can repeat most of everything in the books and now the books from heart. This says that ...

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr Seuss
Twenty years after his death, Dr. Seuss has a new book! With an introduction by reknowned Seussologist Charles D. Cohen, this new anthology includes seven short stories originally published in magazines in 1950 and 1951. These forgotten classics revisit Mulberry Street in Steak for Supper, demonstrate the consequences of greed in The Bipplo Seed and introduce a the storyline for A Fish Out of Water in Gustav the Goldfish.

Horton Hatches the Egg
When Mayzie the Bird becomes tired of sitting on her egg, she tricks Horton the Elephant to sit on it for her... for just a little while. However the short time soon turns into months, but Horton refuses to give up his post even though he must battle freezing blizzards, hunters with guns, being kidnapped and being sold to the circus. Through it all, he holds true to his motto... I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!

Fox In Socks
Fox in Socks is a Great Book for Kids!
Wanna tie your tongue in knots? Make your momma melt? Get your kiddies cackling? Then this is the bestest, craziest, tongue-twisting-ist kid's book you will ever love. This is one of Dr. Suess's very BEST books (and that is saying a lot!). Fox in Socks is so clever, so comical, and so much fun to read, it will become an instant family favorite in your home. Image from Fox in Socks by Dr. Suess, Random House, www.seussville.com