Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Cat in the Hat. To honor the occasion, the National Education Association is sponsoring a National Read-Aloud of The Cat in the Hat as part of its Read Across America program. They encourage people to read the book at 2:36 p.m. EST today, in recognition of the 236 words Dr. Seuss used in the tale.
If you want to celebrate with others, use the event finder on the Read-Aloud Web site to find a group reading at a local library, school, or other location.
So we intended to read this to the little guy this evening. When we went to get it off the shelves, we realized that we only have it in….Latin! Needless to say he only sat still for about half of it. We read Green Eggs and Ham instead.