Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran

Pre-K students, Jaegen Pickle, left, Cosette Statler, center, and Blain Compton dressed as the "Cat in the Hat" on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Pre-K student Jaegen Pickle dressed as the "Cat in the Hat" on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Preston Statler dressed as the "Cat in the Hat" on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Declan Stevens, dressed as a truffula tree, smiles during his lunch period on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Layton Goetz strikes a pose on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kinley Littlepage, dressed as Horton, strikes a pose on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Declan Stevens, dressed as a truffula tree, smiles during his lunch period on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Z's classroom lineup and dance before freezing in place on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Blain Compton, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, sips on some milk on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Garrett Michael, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, looks over his shoulder on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left to right, Blake Spooler, Garrett Michael, Layton Goetz and Preston Statler lineup after lunchtime on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Aria Hammonds chats with her teacher, Sandy Bostic, during their lunch period on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sandy Bostic speaks with her pre-k students during their lunch period on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Acelyn Espinosa gives her "Fox in Socks" book to her on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cosette Statler checks her hat on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Students in Sandy Bostic'spre-k class pose for a photo on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Students in Sandy Bostic'spre-k class pose for a photo on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sandy Bostic reads to her pre-k class on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Carolina Horrell looks over her project on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tessa Langston, left, and Carolina Horrell read a Dr. Seuss book in the back of their classroom on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kindergarten students vote on whether or not they liked the green eggs and ham they tried earlier in the day on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cosette Statler shows Hudson Mlot her Dr. Seuss book on Thursday, March 2, 2017, during Dr. Seuss Day at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau. Students got to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character to celebrate the famed author's birthday. (Laura Simon ~ Southeast Missourian)