TY - MANSCPT AU - Seuss TI - The cat in the hat T2 - I can read it all by myself, Beginner Books SN - 9780394800011 AV - PZ8.3.G276 Cat 1986 U1 - [E] PY - 1986/// and 2015?] CY - New York PB - Random House KW - Cats KW - fast KW - Children's stories, American KW - Nonsense verses KW - Cat in the Hat (Fictitious character) KW - Stories in rhyme KW - Hats KW - Brothers and sisters KW - Wit and humor, Juvenile KW - Poetry KW - Children's stories KW - Fiction N1 - "Beginner Books"--Cover; Interest age level : Ages 5-8 N2 - Overview: Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do -- until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that "pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls' were leading to growing illiteracy among children, The Cat in the Hat (the first Random House Beginner Book) changed the way our children learn how to read ER -