The Cat in the Hat

All Ages

Birth - 12 months

The Cat in the Hat

by Dr Seuss

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 The Cat in the Hat (the first Random House Beginner Book) changed the way our children learn how to read.

Age: 3 Year-olds | Title: The Cat in the Hat | Author: Dr Seuss | Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Why we chose this book

Have you ever met a person that doesn't loveThe Cat in the Hat? With the funny rhymes, the unique characters, and its own brand of inspired chaos, this book is an absolute classic. The story brings a tall-hatted cat into the house of two very bored children. What follows is an afternoon filled with kites, talking fish, and the antics of Thing 1 and Thing 2.

The book is full of absurd circumstances that have delighted children for generations. Your child will love the sound of your voice as you read through the rhymes. They will probably relate to being bored in the house, and the visit from the cat will sweep your child up into the midst of all of the action.

I used to adore this book when I was a kid. My dad always read it to me because it was one of his favorites growing up as well. The entertaining action of the story made me want to learn how to read it myself. You will have a blast revisiting this book with your child as they begin to learn to read on their own.

--Eve

About the author

Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines.

Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever!
In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best - selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world.