The Who’s are in Smithfield

Image: Who’s a Who at Seuss’s party? — Hundreds of children and parents came to the Smithfield Youth Center to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and to celebrate reading.

Who’s a Who at Seuss’s party? — Hundreds of children and parents came to the Smithfield Youth Center to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and to celebrate reading. (Dave South)

Image: Miss Karen — Karen Bowling talking with the kids as they wait for everyone to come in.

Miss Karen — Karen Bowling talking with the kids as they wait for everyone to come in. (Dave South)

Image: Little Whos

Little Whos (Dave South)

Image: Loralee Choate — Loralee Choate read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Loralee Choate — Loralee Choate read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Dave South)

Image: Rapt attention — Nothing keeps a child’s attention better than a good book.

Rapt attention — Nothing keeps a child’s attention better than a good book. (Dave South)

Image: Readers — Courtney Blair, Erin Roberts, Hillary Hogan, Melissa Potts and Karen Bowling waiting their turn to read to the children.

Readers — Courtney Blair, Erin Roberts, Hillary Hogan, Melissa Potts and Karen Bowling waiting their turn to read to the children. (Dave South)

Image: Melinda Potts — Melinda Potts giving her rendition of Falling for Rapunzel.

Melinda Potts — Melinda Potts giving her rendition of Falling for Rapunzel. (Dave South)

Image: Little princess

Little princess (Dave South)

Image: The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat (Dave South)

Image: Health Days Royalty — The 2009 Health Days royalty McKinzie Moore, Courtney Blair, Hillary Hogan and Erin Roberts read The Frog Prince Continued.

Health Days Royalty — The 2009 Health Days royalty McKinzie Moore, Courtney Blair, Hillary Hogan and Erin Roberts read The Frog Prince Continued. (Dave South)

Image: Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh (Dave South)

Image: Spots — Two spots, gray and pink, in the hands of two boys waiting for their turn to paste the spots on Miss Karen.

Spots — Two spots, gray and pink, in the hands of two boys waiting for their turn to paste the spots on Miss Karen. (Dave South)

Image: 10 Spots — The children counting the spots on Miss Karen as she finishes her book, Dog’s Colorful Day.

10 Spots — The children counting the spots on Miss Karen as she finishes her book, Dog’s Colorful Day. (Dave South)

Image: Neilson and Housely — Library board members Arnold Neilson and Heather Housely drawing and reading names of the prize winners.

Neilson and Housely — Library board members Arnold Neilson and Heather Housely drawing and reading names of the prize winners. (Dave South)

Image: Young winner — A stuffed animal and a book were given away to some of the children.

Young winner — A stuffed animal and a book were given away to some of the children. (Dave South)

Image: Karen laughs — Karen laughs as the children race to the book table to get their own book.

Karen laughs — Karen laughs as the children race to the book table to get their own book. (Dave South)

Image: Free books — Every child got a free book of their own from the book table.

Free books — Every child got a free book of their own from the book table. (Dave South)

Image: Spot and friend — A dog’s best friend is a child who reads.

Spot and friend — A dog’s best friend is a child who reads. (Dave South)

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