Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive... who is you-er than you. Shout loud, “I am lucky to be what I am! Thank goodness I’m not just a clam or a ham, or a dusty old jar of sour gooseberry jam! I am what I am! That’s a great thing to be! If I say so myself, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!"

With those words, we kicked off Dr. Seuss' 106th birthday party. Mesa Bookmans was proud to join up with Bookpals, whose art of storytelling made some of Dr. Seuss' classics come to life. We all gathered around, in our "Cat in the Hat" toppers, entering into a world filled with loraxes, Thing One and Thing Two, and of course, "Green Eggs And Ham." We all became part of the stories with such fun games like musical feet and chairs.

As the storytelling wound down, excitement grew as we nibbled away on our "Wocket In My Pocket" inspired cupcakes, when lo and behold, we were greeted by The Cat In The Hat himself!

Mr. Hat was very gracious to sit with everyone, pass out stickers, maze and word search puzzles, and even handed out birthday participation certificates to everyone attending the party!