My first solo read.

Although the cover of my copy was a sort of greenish brown color and the author was given as Theo Lesieg (Seuss's real name spelled backwards) this was the first book that I read by myself. I read it to my first grade class. The story, about three animal characters who compete with each other by stacking as many apples on their heads while carrying on acrobatic feats, provides enough action to keep the interest of a six year old. The rhyme scheme, the pictures, and the fact that each episode progresses one apple at a time made it an easy book to read under the scrutiny of twenty-five nose picking peers. Forty-two years later I am still reading this book in front of my class, but now it is to high school students who are old enough to know that nose-picking should only be done in the privacy of your own automobile.