[LM_NET] TAR: ELEM: On Beyond Seuss!

["Sarles Patricia (18K500)" <PSarles@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV>]

I'm new to K-8 (after 20 years in high schools, colleges, and medical schools) and 
do a lot of read alouds to the early childhood classes and my multiply handicapped 
students.

I knew the more popular Dr. Seuss books from childhood (Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs 
and Ham), but I have just discovered his many other treasures such as: 

The Butter Battle Book, 

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are 

On Beyond Zebra

and Happy Birthday to You!

I am finding them SO RICH in language, rhythm and MEANING, that I am having trouble 
appreciating anything else.

I am looking for some other treasures to be steered towards.

My brand new library came with at least 1500 picture books and I am planning to 
read them all, and have already started to, but NOTHING has grabbed me the way Dr. 
Seuss has.

I know Dr. Seuss is probably a cliche at this point, but his books are that good 
that nothing else compares.

Any suggestions for other authors that will help me break up with Dr. Seuss and 
move on?

_____________________________________ 
Patricia Sarles, MA, MLS 
Librarian 
Damrosch Day Treatment School 
NYC Department of Education 
750 Jennings Street 
Bronx, NY 10459 
voice: 718 378-0006 x2172 
fax: 718 589-9544 
p s a r l e s @ s c h o o l s . n y c . g o v 
http://damroschlibrary.blogspot.com/ 
http://robinhoodlibrarians.wikispaces.com 

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without even thinking about being imprisoned....I had never been so truly free in 
my life." - Malcolm X 

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libraries if the libraries are closed." - Officer Dombranski, NYPD 

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write a preachy book to do that. You just have to make it a fun book with 
characters they care about, and they will become better people as a result." - 
Louis Sachar 

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