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Lawrence Quinn: Oh, I think you're gonna love it! It's just like summer camp, except with brutal forced marches and soul-crushing discipline.
The Cat: Well, sure, he can talk. But is he saying anything? No, not really.
The Fish: Me! Remember, the fish? Came home in a baggy, loved me for two weeks, and then *nothing*!
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In it the Cat brings a cheerful, exotic and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young kids, brother and sister, one rainy day while their mother leaves them unattended. The Cat performs all sorts of wacky tricks—the Cat at one point balances a teacup, some milk, a cake, three books, the Fish, a rake, a toy boat, a toy man, a red fan, and his umbrella while he's on a ball to the chagrin of the fish—to amuse the children, with mixed results. Then, the Cat gets a box from outside. Inside the box are two creatures named Thing One and Thing Two, who begin to fly kites in the house. The Cat's antics are vainly opposed by the family pet, a sapient and articulate fish. The children (Sally and her unnamed older brother, who serves as the narrator) ultimately prove exemplary latchkey children, capturing the Things with a net and bringing the Cat under control. To make up for the chaos he has caused, he cleans up the house on his way out, disappearing a second before the mother arrives. The mother asks what they did while she was out, but it is not revealed whether or not they tell her - the story ends with the question, 'What would you do if your mother asked you?'
This book is about two little kids who are bored in their house all ... How would you have acted if the cat in the hat came to your house? ...
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Add a CommentWhat's not to love about a talking cat that plays well with kids & gets into mischief?!
Age recommendation: all ages
On a scale of 1-10 stars, I give it 10!
First published in 1957 - The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. As of 2007, more than 10 million copies of The Cat in the Hat have been printed, and it has been translated into more than 12 different languages, including Latin, under the title Cattus Petasatus.
The story centres around a tall, lean, anthropomorphic cat, who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. One rainy day the Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her unnamed brother when their mother is away. Ignoring repeated objections from the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them.
Originally from Springfield, Massachusetts - Theodor Seuss Geisel (born March 2, 1904) was a cartoonist, and artist. He died in 1991 (at the age of 87) from cancer.
I liked this book because it is funny. - Davin, age 7
A classic. Based on an idea by Phyllis Cerf and Dr Seuss, Cerf compiled a list of 379 words as the basic vocabulary for young readers, along with another twenty slightly harder "emergency" words. No more than 200 words were taken from that list to write "The Cat in the Hat". This was a new idea in 1958, but soon became very popular, and remains to this day. Anyway, that's a bit of history, the main thing your kids want to know is it's easy to read, flows beautifully, and is full of Dr Seuss charm.
One of Seuss' best. Simple vocabulary, amusing story, lilting rhymes.
With simple vocabulary and a lovely rhythm, Dr. Seuss brings us a story of a cat in a hat who shows up at Dick and Sally’s home on a cold rainy day to take them on a magical adventure.
has guided me through life
My absolute favorite Dr. Seuss book. I recently read this aloud to a group of kids, preschool-grade 5, and was impressed by how much they enjoyed the story. It truly is timeless!
never gets old
A white nuckle thrill ride, a real emotional roller coaster, with deep and substantial plot twists, that made this reader quistion the point of his very existance to the deepist depths of his soal not enough stars can be awarded!! a masterpiece