What is The Cat in the Hat?
{{unsourced|date=February 2020}} {{italictitle}} '''''The Cat in the Hat''''' is a [[children]]'s [[book]] written by [[Dr. Seuss]] and was first [[publish]]ed in 1957. Seuss wrote the book after being challenged to write a [[story]] beginning readers would love. He was given a list of 438 words beginning readers were expected to know. He was told these were the only words he could use. He used 223 words on the list. The Cat would appear in other Dr. Seuss books. More than 11 million copies of the book have been printed. It has been [[translate|translated]] into more than 12 different [[language]]s including [[Latin]] and [[Yiddish]]. The story has been made into a [[television]] special and a 2003 [[movie]]. The Cat appears in a [[Broadway]] [[musical]] called ''[[Seussical]]''. He also is the host of the educational children's shows The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss and [[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That]]. In 1958, a sequel to the book was released, which was called ''[[The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!]]''. In 1998, a spin-off book series of both of the books was made, which was called ''[[The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library]]''. The series has a total of 54 books. In 2003, a [[The Cat in the Hat (movie)|film]] based on The Cat in the Hat book was made. == Story == Two children, Sally and Conrad, are left at home alone on a rainy day. They are visited by a [[cat]] wearing a red and white [[wikt:stripe|striped]] hat and a red bowtie. He performs all sorts of [[trick]]s. He balances a [[cup]], a [[cake]], an [[umbrella]], and other things while standing on a [[ball]]. The Cat gets a [[box]] from outside. Inside are two creatures named Thing One and Thing Two. The Things begin to fly [[kite]]s in the [[house]]. The [[children]] catch the Things with a [[net]]{{dn|date=February 2025}}. The house is a mess. The Cat cleans it up. He leaves just before the [[mother]] comes home. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cat in the Hat, The}} [[Category:1957 books]] [[Category:English-language picture books]] [[Category:Books by Dr. S