Dr. Seuss 1904-1991

We love Dr. Seuss week at the library!  This week we read "Fox in Socks" and "Green Eggs and Ham." Do you know all 50 words that Dr. Seuss used in his book "Green eggs and Ham"?  Click on the link to test your knowledge. http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/greeneggsham.

Here are some fun Dr. Seuss quotes.

"You're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting  so...get on your way!" - Oh, the  Places You'll Go!

"If Things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too."

"From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere." - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

"Today was good.  Today was fun.  Tomorrow is another one."

"You'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." - I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

"A person's a person, no matter how small." - Horton Hears a Who

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"

"Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry."


Once again our library and Meet the Authors wall was taken over by Truffula trees and Dr. Seuss characters and quotes. 

For more Dr. Seuss fun, visit the following website: http://www.seussville.com/?home#/home/

Mrs. Coombs and Mrs. Wilkinson have fun reading on Dr. Seuss Day!

Bullying is never okay!

We recently read a new book--Bully by Laura Vaccara Seeger--to all the students. This simple picture book is about a little bull who hasn't learned how to make friends. He has been bullied by the other bulls, so when he is asked to play by other animals, he responds the same way. He puffs himself up and calls them  names until one little goat stands up to him and calls him a bully. Then he realizes the way he has been acting and feels bad. He returns to his regular size and apologizes. His friends are still willing to play with him so off they go.

This book helped us understand that when others say or do mean things, sometimes, it's because they have not been taught the right way. Treating others with kindness is the best way to make friends and be happy. We need to accept one another--it's okay to be different--because everybody is different, and that makes the world more interesting. Bullying is never okay!

 We read Danger on Midnight River (World of Adventure Series) by Gary Paulsen to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. This book has life-or-death situations where the boy who was bullied by his classmates has to decide whether to help the boys who tormented him at school . . . or not. It is a quick adventure read!

Come check out a book or two about bullies!