We all grew up listening to the funny, rhyming stories of Dr. Seuss, and children today love his books just as much. The nonsensical words he creates make us laugh and teach about rhyming words before a child is even old enough to need to know what they are. His characters have become iconic and his books have some great messages about how to get along and how to dream. Dr. Seuss has truly given us many gifts.
I hope you have some Dr. Seuss books at home. My younger grandchildren love Hop on Pop and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. These are great to read and re-read. Children learn the flow and cadence and can"read" with you. And who can't recite the lines from Green Eggs and Ham? I recently introduced one of my older grandsons to Yertle the Turtle, much longer but worth the read because of its message.
The official Dr. Seuss website, Seussville , has a variety of activities that coordinate with the books and characters and there are videos of many of the books. Investigate all there is for hours of fun.
As a follow up, you and your children can always write your own Dr. Seuss-like book, full of funny characters and made up words that rhyme, of course!
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