Today is Dr. Seuss's (and my BIL Don's) birthday.

Alex came over to see if I had any Dr. Seuss books (didn't keep those) or other books for little kids (OF COURSE!)  A friend of his, Ashley, is a teacher (upper elementary) and usually on March 2 she has people come in to read to her class.  

This year, due to Covid, the reading will need to be done via a Zoom-clone.  

Alex asked if I would like to participate....of course! 

He'll do it from over here "just in case" <LOL!) 

I run into issues with the new platform.

I pulled out several of my favorites from which Alex could choose.   

He has opted to read The Dot.

The Dot illustrates the power of one single adult's actions to change a child's life. The book speaks to the importance of teacher-student relationships, and our connections as human beings. It shows how creative thinking on the part of a teacher can unlock a child's own creativity, confidence, and growth.

 Alex also needed to borrow a book for his friend for Corwin to read,

and chose Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport for him.

"I live at 165 East 95th Street, and I'm going to stay here forever," says the young hero firmly. After all, out West nobody plays baseball because they're too busy chasing buffaloes, and you have to ride a horse to school even if you don't know how, and you can't sit down because of the cactus. But his parents are moving West, and they say he has to go, too.

With a keen sense of the ridiculous and a compassionate understanding of a child's anxieties, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Byron Barton have created a perceptive, exuberantly funny picture book that will have children in all parts of the country laughing away their own fears about new experiences.

 

Mean while I plan to read Dinosaur Cousins, which "points out the remarkable similarities between animals of today and prehistoric dinosaurs."

Because what kid doesn't like dinosaurs?

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