THE tales of children's writer Dr Seuss will be brought to life during a storytime event at the weekend.

The free session, featuring the adventures of The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat, takes place at Clayport Library, in Durham Cit, at 11am, on Saturday.

The event has been organised as a forerunner to the musical Seussical, to be performed by Spennymoor Youth Theatre Group at the Gala Theatre, later this month.

It will also see the launch of a colouring competition, in conjunction with the theatre group, with prizes of tickets to the performance on offer.