Dr. Seuss is on the Loose!

We're celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with a special storytime featuring this great children's author!

Books

 Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!

Mr. Brown can Moo!  Can You?

Flannel Board/Songs/Rhymes

Dr. Seuss is on the Loose
(sung to Bingo)

Dr. Sess is on the loose
And this is how we know
Cats, hats, eggs and ham
Cats, hats, eggs and ham
Cats, hats, eggs and ham
We love Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know
Cats, hats, eggs and (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs and (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs and (clap)
We love Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know
Cats, hats, eggs (clap) (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs (clap) (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs (clap) (clap)
We love Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know
Cats, hats, (clap) (clap) (clap)
Cats, hats, (clap) (clap) (clap)
Cats, hats, (clap) (clap) (clap)
We love Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know
Cats, (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
Cats, (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
Cats, (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
We love Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know
(clap) (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
(clap) (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
(clap) (clap) (clap) (clap) (clap)
We love Dr. Seuss!

The Cat in the Hat
(tune: Addam's Family)

Cat in the hat (clap) clap! clap!
Cat in the hat clap! clap!
Cat in the hat
Cat in the hat
Cat in the hat clap! clap!

He causes so much fun
But when the fun is done
You will be the one
To send that cat away!

Repeat song using other actions such as stomp and jump

One Fish, Two Fish

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish,

Black fish, blue fish, old fish, new fish.

This one has a little car.

This one has a little star.

Say! What a lot of fish there are.

Enrichment Activities

Dr. Seuss Hats

Green Eggs (idea from here)

Children cracked open the green eggs to find the ONE that had a yellow yolk (yellow pom-pom).  The other eleven eggs have green "yolks".

Dr. Seuss Drawing Lines (from here)

"Fishing" for red fish and blue fish!

10th Anniversary of Seuss-athon

This year we are celebrating our 10th Anniversary of Seuss-athon at the Bellevue Public Library! 

In 2004 Children's Librarian, Alice Boeckman, conceived the idea of having a reading marathon in conjunction with Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2nd.  Her goal was to have someone reading a Dr. Seuss book the entire time the library was open--twelve hours straight!

Over the years the format of Seuss-athon has made a few minor changes.  But the popularity and growth of this annual program has grown each year!  We are looking forward to a busy and fun 10th anniversary of Seuss-athon.

Saturday, March 2, from 9 AM to 5 PM

You may be asking yourself, "What is Seuss-athon?"

Seuss-athon is a reading marathon held yearly at the Bellevue Public Library on (or near) Dr. Seuss' birthday, March 2.  It is a time to celebrate the wonderful contributions Dr. Seuss made to children's literature.  Families, teens, and individuals are invited to come to the library anytime during the day to read Dr. Seuss books.  You can come for a few minutes or an hour--it's up to you!

But this is not some ordinary event!  The large meeting room is transformed!!  Comfy couches and recliners are loaned to us from Ace Rent-to-Own; several local businesses donate snacks and beverages to enjoy while you read; and each person who comes gets their name in a drawing for a door prize!  Each child leaves with a small Dr. Seuss and a certificate!

Here are pictures from our past Seuss-athons to get you excited for the big day!!

Door Prizes!!

Fun for all ages!

Some families have been coming for years!!

Seuss prizes!

Yummy snacks from wonderful donors!

Hope you can join us for Bellevue Public Library's 10th Annual Seuss-athon on Saturday, March 2 any from 9 AM to 5 PM!!

Your Dr. Seuss Name!

Use these tables to find out what your Dr. Seuss name is...

Leave a message with your Seuss Name!  (You can always create a different Seuss name yourself!)

** All of these are REAL Seuss works except three.  Do you know which ones?

Sincerely,

Tizzled-topped Yink Hoo-Who

Wacky Wednesday!

Celebrate Seuss with his 1974 book, Wacky Wednesday!


It all began 
With a shoe on the wall.
A shone on the wall...?
Shouldn't be there at all!

There's some wacky things happening in the children's department at the library today too!

My Favorite Dr. Seuss Book

I admit, choosing just one favorite Seuss book was rather difficult.  These are the other four that fought for my top spot!

• Green Eggs and Ham
• The Cat in the Hat
• Oh, the Places You'll Go!
• I Can Read With My Eyes Shut

But I finally choose, as my favorite Dr. Seuss book,  How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Or maybe a more appropriate title would be "How the Grinch Tried to Steal Christmas".  Or maybe "How the Grinch Found Christmas".  This book reminds me that Christmas is so much more than gifts and presents; decorations and lights! 

I really like the message of this story and the Grinch's own declaration

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. 

Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

"Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,

Was singing! Without any presents at all!

He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming!

IT CAME!

Somehow or other, it came just the same!"

Of course I can't read the book without "hearing" the Grinch from the cartoon, which first aired in 1966.  I grew up watching the cartoon every Christmas season on TV.  Back then if you missed the showing of it that evening, you missed it for the year!  Now I can watch it several times a year on DVD!

To learn more about the history behind How the Grinch Stole Christmas visit this informative website.

Seuss Week!

We are gearing up for a Seuss-stical  week leading up to Dr. Seuss's birthday, Saturday, March 2nd.

Activities to enjoy at the library...
Six different activities will be featured at our Do It Yourself Table this week--a different one every day!!  So help us celebrate "Seuss Week" by visiting the DIY table behind the children's computers!

Monday:  There's a Wocket in My Pocket!  Make your own wocket to pop out of your pocket!

Tuesday: Oh, the Places I'll Go!  Make a balloon picture showing something you want to do or someplace you want to visit!

Wednesday:  Wacky Wednesday!  How many "wacky" things can you find in the children's area?

Thursday:  What do you get when...??  In Scrambled Eggs Super Peter T. Hooper meet a animal that was a cross between a stork and a poodle called a Stoodle.  Make up your own creature, name it and draw it!

Friday:  Cat in the Hat!  The Cat in the Hat is one of the most recognized Seuss icons.  Take time to rhyme and do a word search with the Cat in the Hat.

Saturday:  Test your knowledge of Dr. Seuss and his works!

Seuss-athon!  An eight hour reading marathon!!  Saturday, March 2 from 9 AM - 5 PM!!  Children, families and youth are invited to come read Dr. Seuss anytime during the marathon and enjoy some yummy treats and fun Seuss prizes!

Activities to enjoy Online...

Follow the Bellevue Public Library on Facebook, leave comments to our daily Seuss questions, and earn extra drawing slips for the Seuss-athon door prizes!  What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?  Finish a Dr. Seuss quote!  Tell us where and when you and your family are going to read this week!  Mrs. B and I will also have blog posts celebrating Dr. Seuss, like this one.  So join us for the fun!!

T is for...

Turtles and Tigers and Toads! Oh, My!  So many fun words that begin with the letter T!!  Unfortunately, we only had storytime on Wednesday because of a terrible snowstorm Thursday!

Books

Tabitha's Terrifically Tough Tooth by Charlotte Middleton

Great alliteration in this book that emphasizes the letter t!

Who's in the Tub? by Sylive Jones; illustrated by Pascale Constantin

Flannel Board/Songs/Rhymes

The Train

(adapted from storytimekatie)

Here comes the train on the railroad track!

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,
Here comes ENGINE number one.
Clickety-clunn, clickety-clunn,
Here comes ______ (color) car number two.
Clickety-clew, clickety-clew,
Here comes ______ (color) car  number three.
Clickety-clee, clickety-clee,
Here comes ______ (color) car  number four.
Clickety-clore, clickety-clore,
Here comes ______ (color) car  number five.
Clickety-clive, clickety-clive,
Here’s the RED CABOOSE, that’s number six.
Clickety-clicks, clickety-clicks,

There goes the train on the railroad track!
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack,

Clickety-clack, clickety-clack!

I love to use a magnetic white board...so easy to copy,
color, cut out and put on a bit of magnet!

A Silly Song

Song  [tune: wheels on the bus]

I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap; clap, clap, clap; clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap, 'cuz they're a part of me.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp; stomp, stomp, stomp; stomp,stomp, stomp.
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, 'cuz they're a part of me.

I can make my legs go jump, etc.

I can make my bottom go wiggle , etc.

I can make my tongue go in and out, etc.  [Make sure you say "'cuz it's a part of me" with your tongue out!]

Rub-a-dub-dub

Rub-a-dub-dub three men in the tub
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
And all of them going to sea!

Enrichment Activities

Teddy Bear Manipulatives and pattern cards
Tambourines and other musical instruments
Teddy Bear Counting Books