The Cat in the Hat

This is not only the first book I bought an read to my first born son, later to the neighborhood kids and my younger son. I read it their children (who are now grown up) when they visited. I have also read it to my 4 year and 2 year old grandsons, via video, because they are living in another country. Now they love The Cat in the Hat also!

The Cat in the Hat, first published in 1957 and written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (pen name "Dr. Seuss"), teaches the simple values of listening to your Mother and keeping one's living area clean and tidy.While their Mother is away, the two children-- a boy and a girl --are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who wants none of this, desiring only to have fun and to mess up the home with his various toys, and his rambunctious little companions Thing One and Thing Two.The book is long for a children's story at more than 60 pages, with abundant though simple text, and illustrations drawn in pen/pencil in only four colors, black, white, red, and blue. By today's standards these illustrations could be considered a bit creepy, the activity depicted wild and trippy. Even as a small child when first introduced to this book back around 1980 I thought the same, and I'm guessing it was even the same back in the time when the book was first released.But as it is a children's book, a parent will likely be guiding their child through it, and, in this reviewer's opinion at least, what does it hurt to introduce children-- in an age-appropriate way --to the unpredictability of life, and of the importance of following the rules when others (like the Cat) encourage you not to?The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss:Let your children dream, and walk with them along the way, always letting them know that they are loved and appreciated-- which, I am guessing, was all that Mr. Geisel ever wanted.

Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr.Seuss) wrote and drew MANY classic children's books. The Cat in the Hat was written in 1957 along with The Grinch - both are illustrated by him as well. He once claimed he never wrote stories with a moral but I find that many of his books do have a moral - not sure why he said he didn't.I remember both books as a youngster as they went way beyond See Dick Run, etc. I have a 'gift' for reading - I was reading Mark Twain in the 3rd grade and was tested at a high school Senior level as a 5th grader. As an 7th grader I tested as a college graduate in reading. The funny thing is I can't spell worth a crap - I finally resorted to just memorizing the words in the early grades as I just could not sound them out. I was once told that I - somehow - learned to read a whole paragraph at a time instead of individual words. As a high school senior I was tested at 1600 to 1800 words a minute (I was told the average person reads more 200 to 300 words a minute at that time).But I loved Dr. Suess books - I believe all kids love them - my daughter learned to read from us reading the book 2 or 3 times and then expecting her to at least learn to recognize the 1 and 2 letter words (and very quickly she progressed to 3 & 4 letter words - it was quite simply amazing to she her progress!) - she shocked the Kindergarten teacher as she could already read at around the 3rd grade by then. The stories are silly enough that when coupled with the bright colors of the illustrations and a parent helping them along that most kids 'teach' themselves to read without even realizing it.A BTW - I caught my daughter 'memorizing' both the text in the stories AND her spelling words. I very quickly got her to stop 'learning' to spell that way as I didn't want to suffer the way I have with my horrible spelling. However - the memorizing large amount of text has lead to her being in a movie, some commercials and several plays in college.I bought 2 copies of this book to give (along with The Grinch) to 2 of my wifes relatives who are expecting in a few months. This quite simply a book that all children will benefit from be exposed to.I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ALL CHILDREN - a rare rating of a perfect 10 from me!!!

The Cat in the Hat series was one of the favorite bedtime stories I had read to my children almost 50 years ago. Somewhere in storage I still have the original but my baby grandson would probably graduate college before I could find it so I purchased it new. My son is lucky in that he gets to spend a lot of quality time with his baby boy, Lucas and loves to read to him. The book came well packaged and on time. I'm sure the future holds many more memorable moments of quality time spent reading the stories of the Cat in the Hat adventures. The books are kept in a beautiful box that I labeled “Lucas’s Magical Library” so he will have them as a keepsake for his children if he is lucky enough to become a parent or just a nice memory to have of him and his father.

What's not to love about Dr. Suess? I read the Cat in the Hat to my children and grandchildren. I bought this book for my husband (81 years old, and had never read the book....lol), and since the Carnival Cruise line theme is "Cat in the Hat" ( we cruise a lot on Carnival), I wanted my husband to know the story, as he would ask me questions about thing one and thing two, the fish in the cup, etc.....so, got the book, sat him next to me (as if he were a child....lol), and I read it to him.... complete with dramizatation, and made sure he looked at the pictures....lol. He liked the story (or maybe the attention), either way we love Dr. Suess books, and the Cat in the Hat is a great classic.

I am a collector of all books for young and old. This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books books I started collecting them years ago and grab one whenever I see it.

Great book teach children how to read cat in the hat is so funny for them

Bought it used but condition was almost new. Everything was good.