Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!

As of Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Peek's Chapel Elementary School held a book characters parade on Friday morning in honor of Seuss' birthday. Pictured are third-graders, from left, Gabrielle Randolph, Carmen Orr and Laila Ward. Other schools in Newton and Rockdale counties held similar events on Friday. Staff Photo: Sue Ann Kuhn-Smith

Students celebrated Dr. Seuss' 109th birthday, which was Saturday, at schools on Friday by dressing up like Seuss characters, reading Dr. Seuss books and having guest readers share their favorite stories. Retired teacher Lee Aldridge dressed up as the Cat in the Hat, as she's done for about the past 15 years, and visited Heard-Mixon Elementary school. She read "The Sneetches and Other Stories" to second-grade students in Robin Lackey's class on Friday morning. Other readers included those from the Newton County Sheriff's Office, the Covington Police Department, family members and former teachers, among other community volunteers. Students also each brought in a gently used book and swapped them with other classmates. Staff Photo: Michelle Floyd

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