Read Across America

I took my son to the library's storytime hour today to listen to the librarian read several books by Dr. Seuss as part of Read Across America. Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday. I did not know this until my kids told me. Kids like Dr. Seuss's books because of their silliness, I think. I certainly enjoyed the books when I was a child because of their silliness. I liked the made-up words and the strange creatures within the books. According to Elizabeth Kennedy in her About.com article, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat because he was challenged by his publisher to write a book that would both entertain kids and have a controlled vocabulary. He met the challenge.