MONTEREY &8212; Any serious reader has a favorite curl-up-with-a-book spot.

Some are more normal than others.

&8220;I bring the puppies, go out to the hog pen and read to myself,&8221; Monterey third-grader Riley Duncan said. &8220;I sit on a log.&8221;

It&8217;s the quiet Duncan&8217;s really after, he said, and his classmates agreed.

&8220;(I read) in quiet spots so I can concentrate,&8221; Cody Wright said.

Holy Family Catholic School first-grader Raenetta Robertson prefers to multi-task.

&8220;Sometimes I read in the car when we are going places,&8221; she said. &8220;And sometimes as school. And sometimes at home.&8221;

No matter where their favorite spot is, the children understood the main idea conveyed at schools across the Miss-Lou on Thursday&8217;s Read Across America Day.

&8220;You have to read so you can do daily activities,&8221; Monterey third-grader Hayden Coco said. &8220;If you are grown up and can&8217;t read you won&8217;t be able to drive because you can&8217;t read the signs.&8221;

The annual reading day celebrates children&8217;s author Dr. Seuss&8217;s birthday. Fifteen years after his death, Dr. Seuss is still a crowd favorite.

&8220;I like &8216;Green Eggs and Ham&8217; because it&8217;s got good food in it,&8221; Holy Family&8217;s DeAsia Beamer, 6, said.

Keith Myles Jr., 7, prefers &8220;The Cat in the Hat.&8221;

&8220;It&8217;s so funny, when they mess up the house, and the cat in the hat has to clean it up,&8221; he said.

Third-grader Shelby Young doesn&8217;t like to read alone.

&8220;I read to my little brother sometimes,&8221; she said. &8220;He thinks it&8217;s really great.&8221;

Kindergarten through third-graders at Monterey had guest readers throughout the day. Holy Family wore crazy hats and crazy socks in honor of Dr. Seuss.