Dr. Seuss Day in Boise

Today we celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading to the kids at Monroe Elementary!

I think it is so awesome that we still celebrate Dr. Seuss!! The infamous writer was born on March 2, 1904 and if he was still alive he'd be 112 years old! Unfortunately, Dr. Seuss passed away back in 1991 at the age of 87, but his legacy lives on.

We had the opportunity to read to the kids at Monroe Elementary in Boise today as part of the Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day which is held every year on his birthday. The kids enjoyed "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss along with other tales that teach lessons of tolerance, compassion, and facing our fears. I love how Dr. Seuss could do this in such a fun creative way and like Rick told the kids, "he broke all the rules!"

Here's some fun facts about Dr. Seuss!

• His real friends called him Ted!
• Dr. Seuss married twice, but never had any children.
• The first book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss was " And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" which was rejected 27 times before being published in 1937.
• He was forced to resign from writing in his college magazine because he was caught drinking in his dorm room!
• Seuss published 44 books that have sold over 200 million copies around the world.