• World Book Day storytelling – The Cat in the Hat

• World Book Day storytelling – The Cat in the Hat

When Sally and her brother Dick are left alone in the house with nothing to do, they think they're in for a dull day – until the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem and madness and almost wrecking the place in the process.

Come and celebrate World Book Day on 23 April with a reading of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. Find out how Dr. Seuss speaks to children and stretches their imagination with his pictures and rhyming texts.

About the Author:

Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) – better known to millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss. He became a magazine humorist and cartoonist but soon turned his many talents to writing children's books. His greatest claim to fame was 'The Cat in the Hat', published in 1957. In all Dr. Seuss wrote 44 children's books during a career that spanned over 50 years, selling hundred millions of copies. His birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day.

About the storyteller:

Mrs. Judith M. Luk is originally from the US. She has lived in Hong Kong for more than 18 years, and is the former headmistress of the Chung Chi Nursery School at Chinese University. She is passionate about reading because reading presents a child with a storehouse of creative thinking, expression, language usage and inspiration, in addition to knowledge and information. Needless to say, reading is one of her favourite hobbies.

About World Book Day:

April 23 was chosen as by UNESCO General Conference in 1995 to encourage reading and publishing, and to promote the protection of the protection of intellectual property. The day was chosen because this is a special day in the literature arena. William Shakespeare, the great poet and playwright, died on 23 April 1616.

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