Guest readers celebrate the author's birthday
through reading to school children

Ashley Hunter
ECB Publishing, Inc.

Theodor Seuss Geisel (otherwise known as Dr. Seuss) wrote more than 60 books during his lifetime as an author.
His books have become some of the most popular children's literature, and many library or home shelves will have a copy of one of Dr. Seuss' books.
While Dr. Seuss died in 1991, his legacy continues, and on Tuesday, March 3, the students at Jefferson Somerset recognized Dr. Seuss' literary contributions by celebrating his birthday.
Born on March 2, 1904, this is the 116th anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birthday, and March 2 remains as a national observance for youth literacy with the the National Read Across America Day.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, the students were visited in their classrooms by guest readers.
The guest readers arrived with books – both written by Dr. Seuss and other children authors – and sat in the classrooms for a little over 30 minutes, reading and sharing the love of literature.
Readers visited the classrooms of several first grade and kindergarten teachers.
The reading program was organized by the United Way of the Big Bend (UWBB), and the guest readers included several UWBB members as well as community volunteers.
The readers included: Chief of Police Fred Mosley, Nancy Dodd, Karen Purser, Tacorra Jenkins, Kristin Campbell and Sylvia Sheffield.