Haas published her first book ''Little Joe's Puppy'' and also authored over twenty picture books for Whitman. Soon after, she became a senior editor and worked there until 1968 then started working as the senior editor for Worldbook Childcraft in Chicago.Īt Whitman, Haas developed and supervised several series of books for young children. After graduating from Marquette in 1955, she took a summer job with Whitman Publishing Division of Western Publishing Company in Racine. “Pat yourselves on the back,” she told her class.Connection to Illinois: Haas lived in Chicago and many of her books are set in Chicago.īiography: Dorothy Haas was an editor and author who specialized in books for children and young adults. Her classmate, Victor Hatton, 9, said he also enjoyed reading “Diary of a Worm” by Doreen Cronin.Īfter 15 minutes of silence, Alofs’ class resumed its regular scheduled programming.
“I like reading because books are funny,” Mikyah said. She was reading “The Secret Life of Dilly McBean” by Dorothy Haas. Mikyah Joseph, 10, was wearing black socks with yellow, pink and light green designs.
Almost every student pulled up their pants, showing off a colorful array of socks. Some students moved to the floor, choosing to lie down and read silently. “Right now, it’s time for us to stop what we’re doing,” Benton secretary Toni Allen announced on the public announcement system. “It’s that chance to model the joy of reading,” she said.Ī little after 9:15 this morning, Benton third-grade teacher Ann Alofs stopped teaching her 15 students about rectangular prisms and cubes. In the past, Yocum said, Columbia schools celebrated the event on more of a school-by-school basis rather than on a districtwide level such as this year. The national teacher organization has sponsored the activity for the past 14 years, said Patty Yocum, media specialist/librarian at Benton Elementary School. Today more than 6,000 Columbia Public Schools elementary students stopped what they were doing and read for 15 minutes as part of Read Across America, sponsored by the National Education Association.įifteen of the school district’s 19 elementary schools participated in the event.
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