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Paul Waits, president and chief executive officer of Ritter Communications in Jonesboro, will be the reader Saturday (March 6) for Stories in the Forest, a program sponsored by the Women’s Advisory Council of the St. Bernards Development Foundation. The program is to begin at 3 p.m. at the St. Bernards Fun Forest at The Mall at Turtle Creek.
Waits will read Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss and Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo by Rosetta Stone. That’s really two books by Dr. Seuss, because Rosetta Stone was a pseudonym used by Theodore Geisel for the latter book.
Seuss both wrote and illustrated Oh, The Places You’ll Go! In his familiar style of rhyming, he entertains youngsters as he talks about life and its challenges. He tells the “you” in his story that there are great places to go in life … and fun to be done … and challenges to be met. And he predicts success in life.
“You have brains in your head,
You have feet in your shoes”
His pajama-clad character takes young children … and their parents … on life’s journey in this volume. Not only is it a child’s favorite, also it is promoted as a great gift for high school graduates … reminding them of the ups and downs they will encounter in life.
In Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! the author tells the story of a chain reaction that involves cows, turtles, policemen … even an entire circus parade. And it all can be traced back to a bug “ka-choo.” Written in traditional Seuss rhyme, this fun story tells of lots of misfortunes that occur because a bug sneezes.
Is there a moral in this one? Well, perhaps -- “Don't sneeze, or a lot of people will be mad at you.”
Seuss is the well-known pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel, perhaps this country’s most beloved author of children’s books. Giesel, who illustrated the vast majority of his books himself, was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1904 and died in LaJolla, Calif., in 1999 after authoring more than 50 children’s books as Dr. Seuss. Those were the ones he both wrote and illustrated. He also wrote more than a dozen books under the pen name Theo. LeSieg, with those books illustrated by other artists.
He wrote one under the pseudonym Rosetta Stone.
In addition to giving parents some quality time with their children and exposing children to some favorite books of local residents, Stories in the Forest has an educational focus, with printed materials available for parents. The program is an outgrowth of the St. Bernards Women’s Advisory Council’s tremendously successful Kidz Fun Fair.
The Women’s Advisory Council is a group of about 120 area women who have joined together in an advisory role to give input on important healthcare issues impacting women and children. They encourage educational as well as service outreach efforts designed to make Jonesboro a better place to live, work and raise families.