About this book
The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and first published in 1957.
The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother on a rainy day while they are home alone. Despite the repeated objections of the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them. In the process, he and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, wreck the house. The children and the fish become more and more alarmed until the Cat produces a machine that he uses to clean everything up and disappears just before the children's mother comes home. The Cat and the Hat inaugerated the Beginner Books Series, promoting both the Dr. Seuss name and the cause of elementary literacy in the United States.
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First Edition Identification
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition, first printing, first issue of Dr. Seuss' classic work. Octavo, original illustrated unlamented boards. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 61 pages; VG-; bound in publishers blue cloth, no lettering on spine. This edition was not issued with a Dust Jacket.; This educational edition predates the trade edition by 2 months (the trade edition was released March 1 1957 whereas the educational edition was released in January of 1957)
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- Title The Cat in the Hat [With *]
- Author Dr Seuss
- Binding Analog Audio Cassette
- Edition Pap/Cas
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date October 12, 1987
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780394892184 / 0394892186
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 9.48 x 5.72 x 0.76 in (24.08 x 14.53 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Cats
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00000000
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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