Wow, I got so excited when I saw this article and photo!! This sculpture has 25,000 books all by Dr. Seuss. The home of this message is the New York Public Library in aid of the Read Across America campaign. Having just gotten back from a Spring Break holiday across the equator, I discovered that the people there also call themselves Americans–South Americans. So the Read Across America campaign covers all the way from the North Pole to the South Pole on this half of the globe. (March 2nd, is the birthdate of Dr. Seuss. The Nat’l Education Assoc. chose this date as a national reading day and has celebrated since 1998.)
25,000 sounds like a lot of books. Would you believe that children who have been read to at home before they come to school have been exposed to 5,000 books by the age of 5? I know sometimes that’s not 5,000 different books because there may be 1 favorite that parents and caregivers have to read a thousand times!! Still, all that input really adds up in terms of readiness for kindergarten. For the weekend, then, in honor of the campaign and the birthday of Dr. Seuss, enjoy one of his books. Which is your favorite Dr. Seuss? (Mine is Horton Hatches the Egg)