| | |  | Kitties | Home » » The Cat in the Hat | | | | | | | Description: | | Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that "pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls' were leading to growing illiteracy among children, The Cat in the Hat (the first Random House Beginner Book) changed the way our children learn how to read.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Dr. Seuss | | Hardcover:
| 72 pages | | Publisher:
| Random House Books for Young Readers | | Publication Date:
| March 12, 1957 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0717260593 | | Product Length:
| 9.32 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.76 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.53 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 181 reviews |
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Dr SeussJun 01, 2010
My kids love Dr Seuss. The Cat in the Hat is one of their favored.
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 A Classic Tale of a Mischievous CatApr 06, 2010
My child really enjoyed this tale, just as I did when I was a kid.
In this timeless classic, Dr. Suess uses rhymes and animals to create a story full of mischief, fun and entertainment. Two children and their pet fish are stuck inside on a rainy day, only to have their boredom broken by the antics of a mischievous cat that storms into the house and entertains them and creates a huge mess in the process. In the end though, the cat cleans up after himself, becoming a somewhat good role model despite his previous carelessness.
The before mentioned rhymes are used in this story to represent the text in a grabbing and mind provoking way that my child loves. I hope you give this classic book a try...if you haven't already!
Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book. The Mischievous Hare
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Orwellian FantasyMar 29, 2010
A neglectful parent, a subversive cat, a piscine Big Brother, and twin automatons.
People regard Alice In Wonderland as a shining beacon of literary nonsense, but The Cat in the Hat more than holds its own.
Illustrated in simple primary colors of red and blue, this is a book your kids will love but with which you ought to have a rather more complicated relationship. Ted was some kind of writer to spin a story so silly (in a child's eyes) and yet so deviant.
The questions that may be asked are myriad: Should Sally and her brother have called 9-1-1 the moment the Cat broke in? Why does this "Cat" wear gloves? Does ennui invite catastrophe? Why are young children home alone? Did their mother set up the entire plot? Why did Seuss choose a Darwin fish to be the eyes, ears, and mouthpiece for Big Brother? Did the circus ever find their performing cat? And perhaps, was it all a dream?
The story ends with a question reminiscent of Dr. Seuss' very first book (And to think that I saw it on Mulberry street), i.e., What would *you* do?
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Poo-poo with a capital PMar 29, 2010
Poo-poo with a capital P.
For starters, I thought the Cat character was unrealistic, one-dimensional, and a complete doo-doo head. Plus, the book was way too vague at times. And worst of all, it never bothered explaining why the cat was in a hat.
I mean, I'm tempted to think the author just put him in a hat because it happens to rhyme with cat!!
What's next? The Goat in a Boat? The Ape in a Cape? The Crab in a Cab? The Whale in a Pail?
The Whale in a Pail! I can just see it now. The long awaited follow up to The Cat in the Hat, featuring a walking, talking whale who, for no reason whatsoever, happens to spend time in a freakin' pail! Never mind the fact that whales don't fit in pails, never mind the fact that whales can't talk--this particular whale defies all the laws of nature for reasons that go entirely unexplained.
I'd like to know where this Seuss fella got his degree, because I think they're handing out diplomas to anyone who shows up at their door.
One star
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Very nice book for 2yr old and aboveJan 07, 2010
I bought this book for my 2yr old son and in a single sitting he could listen to the whole book read aloud to him. He found the rhymes very interesting. He quickly caught on to the phrases - that bump made us jump (and will jump saying that), what a shame (and will laugh saying this), loved the thing1 and thing2 :). Overall i am glad i could get such a book for my kid.
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