“Cat in the Hat” Turns 50
I just came across this on Fox News. I’m one of the ones who was assisted in my reading by “The Cat”.
At least three generations of Americans have fond memories of the famous rhyme — and with this year marking the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication, many took the time to celebrate and remember it.
My wife and I were just looking and reading through this book the other day. Since she is going to be an elementary school teacher (She graduates May 2008), she has been buying books like “The Cat in the Hat”.
Born in Springfield, Mass., in 1904 to a German father and Bavarian mother (he died in 1991), Theodor Seuss Geisel began his career as a children’s writer with “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” published in 1937. Seuss gave himself the mock-scholarly “Dr.” title.
You can also send The Cat in the Hat a birthday card. Click here to do so. According to the article, for every birthday card sent, Project 236 will donate a book to First Book. Project 236 is a literacy initiative started by Random House, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and First Book. First Book provides disadvantaged children the ability to read and own their first books.
