Pierce and Quinn were early; I played a round of Phonics Dice until Dorothy was ready for Quinn. Pierce and I continued to co-read "Who Was Dr. Suess?" Pierce learned about the author's first children's book, "To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street." Although the text seems simple, Dr. Suess often wrote up to 500 drafts per page! Next, we read one of Pierce's favorite Dr. Suess's books, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and observed the text taught counting, colors, rhyming, and emotions. Pierce and I agreed that the book was really a long poem, with one verse that repeats throughout, "From here to there, funny things are everywhere." With that rhyming couplet as a writing prompt, we brainstormed ideas for a poem. Pierce's ideas included: blue fish, singing annoying music, going into people's houses screaming. From these disparate phrases emerged the beginnings of a poem. We will finish writing and illustrate the poem next session.