Dr. Seuss – Cat In The Hat
Dr Seuss changed the nature of children’s books in the 1950s and later with the ‘Cat in the Hat’ series. He published over 40 children’s books, full with imaginative characters and frequent use of rhymed prose.
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Dr. Seuss books turned the books into videos beginning in the 80′s. These are not like the animated “Cat in the Hat” story televised in the 1960s. These are still frames of the book illustrations.
The Cat in the Hat has got to be one of my favorites. It is a wonderful story about how a cat shows up at a child’s home one afternoon and turns the house into chaos.
I would have to say that Dr. Seuss’ writing has affected my own since I write books in a humorous albeit adult vein. I am grateful for the creativity that he sparked within me.
This silly story centers on self responsibility. The children panic because they know their mother won’t be happy if she comes home and find the house a mess. The fish fluctuates between being an annoyance and a voice of reason.
The story stars a well meaning cat who tries to release the children from an afternoon of boredom. He brings excitement, which quickly devolves into chaos…or so it seems.
Some of Dr. Seuss’s well known characters such as Horton the Elephant and Bartholomew Cubbins first appeared in magazine short stories, sometimes with different names and companions. Any examples of these stories and illustrations show how his work evolved.
Dr. Seuss was one of those rare creative geniuses who both entertained us and challenged us to open our minds. “The Cat in the Hat” is an indispensable part of the Seuss canon. A bizarre blending of Seuss’s trademark illustrations with an eerily Kafkaesque plot, “Cat” will delight both children and adults.
This book is funny because a lot of the words in it are made-up. It would be a good book to read to younger kids and have them point out the made-up words at the end. This would require them to pay attention and think.
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