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Big Question 4: Favourite Dr Seuss Tale

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He’s having a birthday, he’s having it now
So step up, Dr Seuss and take a big bow.

Okay, so my rhyme is NOT as Seussical as can be, but you get the drift – today, March 2, is Dr Seuss’s birthday. If he was alive today, Dr Seuss, or Theodor Suess Geisel would be 105. If you want to learn more about him, you can click here to visit the Seussville website.

To celebrate the day, I am asking another of my big questions. Today’s question is: What was/is your favourite Dr Seuss book, and why? Post your answer below in the comment section.

My own favourite as a child and still, is Horton Hatches an Egg, I think mainly for the sheer absurdity of the idea, but also for the wonderfully wrought rhyme and rhythm, and of course, the message of being true to your promises – and being justly rewarded!

What about you? What is YOUR favourite Dr Seuss book?

Squidoo, Bookweek and Even More About A & R

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Not content with two blogs (this one and Pemberty’s Ponderings), two websites (my author site and Aussiereviews), last night I decided to have a go at Squidoo, and created a new lens Rhyme Time, which focuses on rhyming books for children. At present it’s mostly a collection of links, but I’m thinking I might also include some reviews of rhyming books. I’m pretty passionate about good rhyme.

The discussion of the A & R issue continues. The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has issued a statement urging bookbuyers to boycott Angus & Robertson stores.
On Making Light Teresa Nielsen Hayden has blogged about the two letters, and generated lots of discussion. Finally on Crikey, A & R has posted a response, ‘setting the record straight’.

In the meantime, as I said in my last post Children’s Book Week is coming up. Yesterday I stuffed thirty envelopes with Pemberthy Bear bookmarks to send to local schools to celebrate the big week. So if you’re in a school closish to Corrigin, look out for them.

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