SIMS members joined volunteers from across the Sacramento community for a celebration of reading on Read Across America Day, March 3, 2017. We all turned out at our favorite school, Ethel Phillips Elementary, to have fun with classes and celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

Profile of a caucasian woman and an asian man standing in a classroom and talking with each other.
A child's drawing of the Cat in the Hat. At the top are the words, "Reading is fun for everyone."
Close-up of a plush Cat in the Hat toy propped up on a table next to the book of the same name.
A young woman with long dark hair and wearing glasses poses at a table with paper plates while wearing a tall white and red striped hat.
Close-up of the back of a yellow, short-haired service dog that is wearing a yellow vest that indicates, "Volunteer puppy raising program".
The inside of a classroom door that is propped open, decorated with cut-outs of the Cat in the Hat.
Inside a classroom, a group of children wearing Cat in the Hat paper hats focus their attention on a adult man sitting in front of them and an white board with writing on it.