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The Works of Dr. Seuss in Bibliotherapy

Teachers have a growing responsibility in guiding students in their character development and in helping them develop necessary skills to face current and future obstacles. While bibliotherapy is still a developing method, present in many fields and modes of application, the therapeutic effect of books is becoming increasingly apparent among the populace. Although bibliotherapy is still not commonly used by teachers in classrooms, as many still lack the guidance and knowledge about the process, developmental bibliotherapy is an approach to ensure normal development and a means of educating children about affective aspects such as feelings and behaviour. Dr. Seuss, as an esteemed children’s author, is already present in many classrooms and his works offer much more than literacy education. They guide the reader, in this case the students, in developing positive thinking patterns, awareness of self and others, as well as reinforce the importance of critical thinking and developing problem solving strategies. As a proponent of positive psychology, Seuss’ works can serve as a gateway to bibliotherapy in the classroom. The aim of this thesis is to further examine the possibility and plausibility of the implementation of the works of Dr. Seuss in a bibliotherapy lesson in the classroom. Through the analysis of one of Seuss’s better known picturebooks Oh, the Places You’ll Go further insight is given to the complexity of the seemingly simple works of Dr. Seuss and the potential of use in developmental bibliotherapy. The aforementioned title is used as a base for the development of a potential bibliotherapy lesson and accompanying activities.

developmental bibliotherapy, bibliotherapy in education, Dr. Seuss

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