Dr. Seuss’ birthday at Mariners Christian School

Charlotte Evatt, dressed as Grace from "American Girls" and Jackson Hammans dressed as Pete the Cat, listen to Megan Shahabi, the vice principal of Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, read in during a celebration of National Reading Day on Tuesday.

Charlotte Evatt, dressed as Grace from “American Girls” and Jackson Hammans dressed as Pete the Cat, listen to Megan Shahabi, the vice principal of Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, read in during a celebration of National Reading Day on Tuesday.

  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Madelyn Champion listens to a Discovery for Education livestream while dressed as a sheep from the book “Where the Red Fern Grows” during a celebration of National Reading Day at Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

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Megan Shahabi, the vice principal of Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, reads “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” to Kristen Chandler’s, right, TK class in celebration of National Reading Day on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)

Reading celebration

Camryn Porco, 5, listens to Megan Shahabi, the vice principal of Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, read “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” i on Tuesday, March 2.

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Reggie Biancalini, the elementary school principal from Mariners Christian School in Costa Mesa, reads “The Cat in the Hat” to students during a celebration of National Reading Day on Tuesday.  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)