Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration tonight at library

                                       photo by Carolyn Wall

Megan Lebadie, 7, a Frontier Elementary School student, with Dr. Seuss (Harry Kuperberg, a Payson Public Library staff member and substitute teacher for PUSD) were all smiles for the March 2 birthday celebration of Dr. Seuss last year at the library.
Once again, the library celebrates the birthday of the world famous children's book author.
The celebration starts tonight at 5:30 p.m. with Kuperberg donning the famous hat and the library providing hotdogs for dinner for $1. At 6:30 p.m., the program begins with arts and crafts and Dr. Seuss-type activities. In the words of Dr. Seuss (and American Idol judge Randy Jackson), "Go Dog Go!".

Dr. Seuss Family Night at the Payson Public Library

Thing 1 and Thing 2 cordially invite YOU to celebrate the great Dr. Seuss – if you must, bring Mom and Dad too!

Join us Wednesday, March 2^nd for our annual Dr. Seuss Family Reading Night here at the Payson Public Library. There might not be green eggs and ham, but we will be serving hot dogs, chips, and punch for only $1 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. after the food, we keep up the mood with stories and fun for everyone! This year we will celebrate with a pajama party as Dr. Seuss reads you his Sleep Book, so we encourage kids and adults to wear their pajamas to the event. There will be a special prize for each person who dons pj’s, so make sure to bring your footies and fuzzy slippers! As always, there will be a special reading by the Cat and the Hat and prize giveaways. But wait – there’s more! This year, child development and drama students from the Payson High School will be doing face painting and helping the kids make their own cat headbands.

There is no sign-up necessary, but come early because this event becomes more popular every year. Bring the entire family – and don’t forget to wear your PJ’s!

About Dr. Seuss
By Carolyn Wall

“Oh, the places you’ll go” with Dr. Seuss and the joy of reading!

Children of all ages will celebrate Dr. Seuss’  birthday Wednesday, March 2 at the Payson Public Library. Harry Kuperberg, a library staff member and substitute teacher for the Payson Unified School District, will greet parents and children as the famed children’s book author.

The late Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated 60 world famous books for children and their parents and created the lovable Cat in the Hat.

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born March 2, 1904 and died September 24, 1991.

After college at Dartmouth and Lincoln College at Oxford, Geisel wrote for the Judge, The Saturday Evening Post, Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty magazines, and later became involved in advertising.

In 1937, while on an ocean voyage from Europe back home to the U.S., Geisel was inspired by the rhythm of the ship’s engines and wrote the poem that became his first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw it On Mulberry Street.”

Geisel was married twice, but never had any children. When asked about this, Geisel would say, “You have ‘em. I’ll entertain ‘em.”

And entertain them he did. With humorous verse and pictures, Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator, inspired children to read and addressed  the ups and downs of life, encouraging children to find success.

In the words of Dr. Seuss: “And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed).”

As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and have been translated into more than 15 languages.