Fensch, Thomas (2001). The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss. Woodlands: New Century Books. ISBN 0-930751-11-6. Emma Jones, deputy head of primary; Susane Joseph, librarian; and Stacey Keeling, assistant head of secondary, came up with some creative ideas that allows every teacher or senior leader to decorate their classroom or office door to resemble the cover of a book. The Cat in the Hat is an animated musical TV special which premiered in 1971 and starred Allan Sherman as the Cat. In 1973, Sherman reprised the role for Dr. Seuss on the Loose, where the Cat host three stories, and it was his last project before his death that same year. Geisel gave varying accounts of how he conceived of The Cat in the Hat. According to the story Geisel told most often, he was so frustrated with the word list that William Spaulding had given him that he finally decided to scan the list and create a story out of the first two words he found that rhymed. The words he found were cat and hat. [8] Amity also runs an Around the World Reading Challenge, in which children collect 500 reading miles for every 10 minutes they spend on reading. They can then find out how far around the world their reading has taken them.

Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” Think about sleepwear - Pyjamas and nighties can work for all sorts of costumes, like The Darlings from Peter Pan or Sophie from The BFG. Everyone's heard of SEUSS (Dr) (I hope). 4 stars to The Cat in the Hat, an adorable children's book full of little amusing pictures and rhymes. The classic character from Lewis Carroll's beloved book is also a popular choice for World Book Day. Children dress up in a blue dress, with a white apron, and a headband with a bow to become Alice. The Cat in the HatGoodwin, Polly (12 May 1957). "Hurray for Dr. Seuss!". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago IL, as quoted in Nel 2007, pp.9–10. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link) A ride at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida, has a Cat in the Hat theme. [68]

Well, there actually is nothing scary about that last one. That still doesn't make it any less of a nightmare.) The story has enough exclamation points to drive you mad. "And then something went BUMP! How that bump made us jump! We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!" Seuss, Dr. (17 November 1957). "How Orlo Got His Book". In Nel, Philip (ed.). The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss And His Cats. Random House. pp.167–169. ISBN 978-0-375-83369-4. Yes, I know, it’s Dr. Seuss’ charming world of tales, and The Cat in the Hat would never harm a kid, but you wouldn’t know that, if this would happen in our messy world, so I am left worrying about what kind of message can get kids out from this tale…The school starts the week-long celebrations with an assembly to promote the power of reading and encourage children to become lifelong readers, highlighting the impact of reading on the children’s and adult’s lives. In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success.

Kids love the absurdity. It's an opportunity for the reader to use different voices... to dress up... to be free and fun and just enjoy reading. Peter Pan: Peter Pan is a classic book character created by JM Barrie. The costume includes a green tunic, brown trousers and a pointed green hat.

The Cat in the Hat

I don’t know you, but I found this quite creepy and I’d be worried if that dang cat would be left alone with my children! Start with a stripey jumper. It can be the start of many an easy costume including Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, Where's Wally, or Horrid Henry. The wooden boy who wants to be real is a popular choice for World Book Day. A blue and red outfit, with a wooden nose, is all you need to become Pinocchio. The Mad Hatter