Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born in Springfield on March 2, 1904. In honor of his birthday, we’ve rounded up some images of Dr. Seuss celebrations this week. We’ll also take you into the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, introduce you to a local Dr. Seuss expert, and more.

American author, artist, and publisher Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), is pictured speaking in Dallas on April 3, 1987. He wrote and illustrated 44 children’s books.Learn about Geisel’s life, including his birth in Springfield.

Geisel is pictured reading from his book “Horton Hears a Who!” to 4-year-old Lucinda Bell at his home in La Jolla, Calif., June 20, 1956.

Xander Crozat, 3, runs to the window of his classroom to see the Cat in the Hat mascot at the Citibank Family Center daycare center on Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Calhoun Elementary School kindergartner Addison Swift, 6, tried on the “Cat in the Hat” inspired hat she made Monday in her classroom in Calhoun, Ky.

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius read the Dr. Seuss book “Green Eggs and Ham” to students enrolled in a Head Start program at Rolling Terrace Elementary in Takoma Park, Md., on Friday.

Kaitlyn Hancock, 13, read Dr. Seuss to Debbie O’Donnell’s first-grade class on Thursday at Westgate Elementary School in Kennewick, Wash., in celebration of Dr. Seuss Day.

Cindy Robertson, the reading specialist at Crystal Spring Elementary School, wears a “Who” hairdo, as Dr. Seuss is read throughout the classrooms on Read Across America Day Friday. The nationwide observance coincides with the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden at the Springfield Museums. The memorial’s bronze sculptures were created by Lark Grey Dimond-Cates, the stepdaughter of Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss.

A bronze Lorax in the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.

Looking over the shoulder of the Grinch at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, on the grounds of the Springfield Museums in Springfield.

The Cat in the Hat stands behind the man who made him at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.

The Grinch, with his beleaguered dog, skulks beside a 10-foot-tall book at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.

Animated character Lorax, voiced by Danny Devito, center, stands with the Bar-ba-loots, Swomee-Swans, and Humming-Fish in a scene from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.”

Animated characters Lorax, voiced by Danny Devito, left, and Once-ler, voiced by Ed Helms, are shown in a scene from “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax.”

Jeff McCarthy hailed a cab dressed as The Grinch outside Madison Square Garden in October. It is where “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” played this past Christmas season.

Los Angeles elementary school children talked to “The Grinch” at the preview opening of the “Grinchmas” holiday celebration, at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif., in December.

Actress Betty White poses with “Max,” the Grinch’s canine sidekick, at the preview opening of the “Grinchmas” holiday celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif., in December. The 90-year-old Emmy, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winning actress, who is an ardent supporter of animal welfare, was presented with the “Who-Manitarian of the Year” Award.

Los Angeles elementary school children got a first look at a 60-foot-tall curving “Grinchmas” tree at the preview opening of the “Grinchmas” holiday celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif., in December.

Dr. Charles Cohen, a dentist who is also a leading expert on Dr. Seuss, is pictured with a giant “sneech” in his home in South Deerfield in July 2011.

Cohen poses with stuffed Dr. Seuss characters in his home in South Deerfield in 2011.

Michelle Obama, with daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, center, read from “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr. Seuss, during their visit to the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg, South Africa, in June 2011.