The Cat in the Hat
By Dr Seuss
(Random House Books for Young Readers, Audio Cassette, 9780394892184, 64pp.)
Publication Date: October 12, 1987
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover (August 12, 1967), Library Binding (June 12, 1966), Hardcover (March 12, 1957)
Categories: Classics, Humorous Stories, Readers - Beginner
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The Cat in the Hat came to play one rainy, nothing-to-do afternoon--and changed the world of beginning children's literature forever. His hilarious antics are "recommended for all libraries" --School Library Journal (starred) The accompanying cassette has a listening side for nonreaders and a read-aloud side with page-turn signals for youngsters just learning to read.
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.
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