Q is for Dr. Seuss?

Q is for the Quick Queen of Quincy and her Quacking Quackeroo
   
 As a kid I loved Dr. Seuss books.  My dad used to read them to me so many times that he got bored and started reading them all backwards, both the words and the sentences.  I thought it was great!
  
When I became a homeschooling mom Dr. Seuss became an essential part of our day.  All three kids learned to read starting with Dr. Seuss' ABC Book. It is a fun filled book with great rhymes, nonsense words like quackeroo, obvious alliteration to help kids learn the sound of each letter, and of course crazy pictures.  "Q" has always been one of my favorites with the Quick Queen of Quincy and her giant duck-like pet, the quacking quackeroo.   After learning the sounds of the letters, my kids quickly moved to Go Dogs Go and finally on to Green Eggs and Ham and others. They learned that reading was fun not a chore.

With Dr. Seuss' help my kids learned to love the sounds of language.  They haven't stopped reading since.  
They're even writing their own books.  :)  Thanks Dr. Seuss!!


Check out all the other A-Zers.  Have a quackilicious day!!

Kathy :)

Sparkfest!

Wow I had so much fun yesterday with Ellie Garratt's Star Trek blog fest that I had to do another one.  So today I am happily participating in Christine Tyler's Sparkfest. It runs through August 26th.  Today I am going to start with her first question.

What book made you realize you were doomed to be a writer?

I don't think it was one particular book for me.  I think it was three main events which made me realize I was a writer.  Even before I could read, I wanted my Dad to read Dr. Seuss  books to me over and over again.  He read "Green Eggs and Ham" so often, he started reading it backwards (even pronouncing the words backwards).  I loved hearing the rhythm and the sounds of the words, even in reverse.

When I was a little older and could read for myself, I found Howard Pyle's The Story of King Arthur and His Knights.  I was spellbound as if by Merlin himself.  I couldn't read it enough.

Then in 5th grade, my English teacher gave weekly assignments where we had to create a story using all of our spelling words.   This was the best part of my school week.  I was in class but I entered my own made up world with scenes of lint balls "absorbing" the school and people "transforming" into bacon.  I knew that this was my calling.


Come back tomorrow to check out what inspired my current WIP.

Kathy