January's Highlighted Author is...

Dr. Seuss!

Dr. Seuss published 46 children's books in his lifetime!

A few examples of his works are...

• The Cat in the Hat
• Green Eggs and Ham
• The Lorax
• One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• Hop on Pop

Dr. Seuss books are great for beginner readers because they feature repeating sounds! When children are learning to read they are first learning how to connect sounds to make words. With the rhyming and repetition of Seuss' books kids are repeating the same sounds over and over which helps them master the skill!

I also love Dr. Seuss books because of their fun and engaging storylines. Seuss is able to create a magical world, while still using simple sentences and sound repetition that help beginning readers excel!