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FUN.com Helps Schools Across Country Celebrate Hats Off to Reading

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NORTH MANKATO, Minn., Feb. 28, 2023 (FUN.com) – FUN.com and sister site HalloweenCostumes.com are excited to announce they have teamed up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises for the Hats off to Reading event on March 2. In celebration of Dr. Seuss's 119th birthday, FUN.com has donated 360 Cat in the Hat-styled hats to teachers across the country.

Every year, teachers and students across the nation participate in Hats Off to Reading, a week-long reading celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss's inspirational books. This event shows young readers that reading and learning can be fun and exciting experiences.

The CEO of FUN.com, Tom Fallenstein, says "Dr. Seuss's books have always brought joy to me and my family." Fallenstein continues, "FUN.com is very excited to help young readers everywhere make fun memories with reading."

FUN.com has a large variety of Read Across America products to make your Hats Off to Reading events stick out. Fallenstein mentioned, "There's no better way to make memories in the classroom than getting into character while you celebrate the magic of reading." Incorporating the FUN.com exclusive Pete the Cat backpack or dressing up in the exclusive Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes are a great way to ensure classroom fun.

In addition to the national Hats Off to Reading event, FUN.com's donation will be used for the 7th annual Tackle Reading event on March 2. Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Creative Minds Publications will bring NFL players to schools across the country. There they will read a Dr. Seuss book in assembly style and participate in other celebratory activities to inspire kids to fall in love with reading.

This year's participating NFL teams include the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans, Houston Texans, and Miami Dolphins.

Every school participating in the Tackle Reading event will receive a diverse collection of Random House Children's Books titles; each student will receive a Dr. Seuss book from Random House Children's Books and Dr. Seuss school supplies from GEDDES; and every teacher will receive a Dr. Seuss t-shirt from Life is Good and a Cat in the Hat-style hat from FUN.com.

Dr. Seuss said it best, "You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child."

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For more information, please contact FUN.com's PR Specialist Allison at allison.davis@fun.com or pr@fun.com.

About FUN.com:

FUN.com, which also owns HalloweenCostumes.com, is the world's largest online-only costume retailer. Founded in 1992 out of a garage with 20 costumes for rent, the business exploded and now carries over 10,000 costumes on HalloweenCostumes.com. FUN.com carries over 20,000 items focused on everyone's favorite pop culture products. From Disney to Star Wars to Harry Potter, FUN.com has the perfect gift for any movie or TV series.