Favorite book, movie characters come to life in MLC Elementary classrooms
“Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!” is a children’s book credited to Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) – with some help from Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith. The book is based on verses and sketches created by Seuss prior to his death in 1991. They were expanded to book length and completed by writer Prelutsky and illustrator Smith for publication in 1998.
The story surrounds a school – Diffendoofer School – that is well liked by its students – most notably because of its many eccentric teachers, especially the unsinkable Miss Bonkers. However, the students must prove that the quirky school has taught them how to think by earning good grades on a standardized test (which turns out in the end to be a revising test on multiple subjects they regularly learn) lest they be sent to an adjacent school in dreary Flobbertown that requires uniforms to be worn and is incredibly dull. The book is a joyous ode to individuality.
In celebration of the story – and the idea of individuality – Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) Elementary classrooms became distinctive with their very own Diffendoofer characters (many of them favorite book or movie characters coming to life) during an event held Friday, March 14.
Following are some photographs from the special day.





