Read Across America Day is March 2!

Get out your Cat in the Hat hats! The National Education Association has issued the call to make March 2, 1999, Dr. Seuss's 95th birthday, "Read Across America Day." Last year's inaugural event was the nation's largest celebration of reading ever! A million teachers, parents and community leaders shared their favorite stories with 10 million children, sending a strong message that reading is important. This year the goal is to have every child in every school in every community reading with a caring adult for at least 30 minutes that day.

The reading celebration honors Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, whose classic children's stories include The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. His books have led generations of children to learn the joy of reading.