Every Read Across America group reader should have some Dr. Seuss coloring pages and some crayons, just in case students need to have something to focus on during the reading event or between Read Across America activities while still doing something Seuss-ish.
Sources for Free Coloring Pages to Print
For teachers who are looking for pages that look very similar to the pages of books (detailed and with words), they can try Coloring Pages of Dr. Seuss. The website is playful and easy to navigate, having earned, perhaps by the site's own creator, the unusual recognition of "Grade A Seuss Nut Award".
Pictures on the site include:
- The Lorax Speaks For The Trees!
- Horton The Elephant Talking To A Speck!
- The Key-Slapper At Solla Sollew
- Sam-I-Am And His Green Eggs And Ham
- The Grinch And Cindy Lou Who
- The Grinch's Terrible Face
- Star-Bellied Sneetch Youngsters Playing Ball
The site is a good resource for Seuss activities, as it has word searches and connect the dot-to-dot sheets, as well as Seuss recipes. There is an option to join the Seuss E-zine for true Seuss fans.
For images of just the characters or clip art, Lucy Learns is a comprehensive coloring site. Using the site is somewhat time-consuming because the organization of the site is revealed through a search. The site has a fabulous collection of images, including:
- Several Cat in the Hat Pictures
- Happy and Sad Sneeches
- Several Lorax pictures
- Green Eggs and Ham
- The Grinch pictures
The site has clear instructions about how to copy the pictures to computers.
Out of Print Official Seuss Coloring Books
There used to be some great Seuss coloring books, and they come and go with license and market demands. Amazon, Alibris, and Barnes and Nobel are good sources of older books, and they are often sold at a discount.
- Yertle the Turtle's Oodles of Fun! (ISBN: 0679891781)
- I Can Draw It Myself by Me, Myself (ISBN: 0679891749)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Coloring Book (ISBN: 0679887938)
- And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street Coloring & Activity Book (ISBN: 0679887946)
- The Big Book to Color! (ISBN: 0679891773)
- Horton Hears a Who! Coloring and Activity Book (ISBN: 0679891730)
- The Lorax Deluxe Coloring Book ( ISBN: 0679891773)
- Dr. Seuss Stencil Fun (ISBN: 1741241286)
Even though the pictures in Dr. Seuss books are fun to look at, groups of students can not always focus on the book. Perhaps there is a distraction in the room, the students can't hear, or they have heard the book so many times that it is losing its magic. With some emergency coloring sheets and crayons available, teachers and reading guests can makes sure that everyone gets to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.
Alex Sharp - Alex Sharp is a teacher who has been keeping Suite101 readers up to date with the latest in audio- and e-book gadgetry since 2008.
