“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss

How can you not love a man who wrote that?!

Happy Birthday To You! by Dr. Seuss. 

If he were alive, Theodor Seuss Geisel would be 107 years old today.

Did you know that on a bet from his publisher, Mr. Geisel wrote Green Eggs and Ham using just 50 different words?  It almost makes the 223-word The Cat in the Hat seem verbose. 

Seuss' weird, nonsensical words, silly rhymes and cartoon characters are so special and unique, there is no one else like him.  It's no wonder his books are third and fourth on the list of all-time children favorites (series books take the number 1 and  2 spots). 

A sampling from our collection of Dr. Seuss' books.

Geisl was a prolific writer, author of 44 children's books, and all of his works, including If I Ran the Zoo and, of course, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, are favorites at our house.

Here are some fun printables for a Dr. Seuss celebration, including this one:   

 

There are lots of other great resources at the PBS website and at www.seussville.com. 

But regardless of how (or if) you celebrate, when the day comes to a close, I hope you'll say 

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”