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Title: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel ISBN: 0-394-80002-8 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 September, 1958 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.03 (32 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: this is a report for school
Comment: I've always liked Dr. Seuss books from when I was 3 to 10 I would always read them. I think this book is great for kids of all ages. It's especially great for beginning readers. Its about how the cat in the hat comes to theses 2 kids house and they are shoveling snow and he takes a bath while eating cake and leaves a ring in the tub. He uses all these things to get the ring off but the pink keeps spreading and eventually it's all over the place. Then they finally they get it all out of the house and its all over out side and the snow is pink. I'm not going on because I'm not supposed to give away the ending.
Rating: 5
Summary: How do you follow up a classic? With another classic!
Comment: Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" is one of the great classics of children's literature. I'm sure that a less daring author would have left well enough alone. But the good Dr. Seuss had the nerve to write a sequel! And, I'm happy to say, "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" matches the subversive lunacy and imaginative wit of the Cat's first adventure.
The story begins with our narrator, the same little boy from the original "Cat," shoveling snow with his sister Sally. And, as in the first book, the Cat in the Hat arrives to turn their dull day topsy-turvy.
But this is no retread of the first book. The wily Cat has some new tricks to share, and some new friends to introduce to us. Little Cat A, Little Cat B, and the rest--including some brilliant surprises--are wonderful additions to the "Cat" mythos.
As in the original, the book has some unsettling nuances. Why are these kids home alone? Just what is that bizarre pink substance in the bathtub? But leave it to the psychologists and literary critics to debate the possible hidden meanings of the book; kids will enjoy the delightful rhymes and wacky illustrations. Congratulations, Dr. Seuss: you have shown that the sequel to a classic can be just as excellent as the beloved original!
Rating: 5
Summary: Learning from Experience
Comment: Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back was one of her picks.
The theme of this story builds from The Cat in the Hat. In that story, two children are home alone when the cat in the hat visits, makes a horrible mess, and manages to clean it all up just as mother returns. Although the family fish warned them about the cat, the children were gullible.
In this story, the children are not gullible, but the cat takes advantage of them anyway. The children are home alone shoveling deep snow while their mother is away in town for the day. The cat in the hat goes into the house before they can stop him, and eats cake in the bath tub while bathing. They told him to get out and pulled the plug. Unfortunately, that left a long pink cat ring. A contrite, but overconfident, cat in the hat says he'll take care of everything. But he just moves the pink mess from one valuable object to another, starting with mother's white dress. He is a very foolish cat!
Soon, he needs help. In his hat are 26 little cats from A to Z who are specialists at cleaning up the messes he just made. Eventually, the outside snow is so covered in pink spots so that the whole yard is one big spot! Then he calls on Z who is too small to see, and Z finishes the job. Everything is back in order.
This beginning reader is also designed to help with the alphabet. Long before the book can be read by your child, the alphabet sequence will be helpful. The book is moe difficult to read than The Cat in the Hat, so your child will probably not attempt it unless and until that book is mastered.
There are many subtle messages here that any parent can endorse. One, you have to be careful about letting people in your house. Although the cat in the hat is not sinister, children need to understand that lesson in a nonfrightening way. Two, if you know someone is a troublemaker, you'd better keep them away from mischief. Children are very accepting of mischievous children who set bad examples. This gives you a chance to praise the good behavior of the children while questioning the appropriateness of the cat's behavior. What else could the children have done? They will have this issue with friends in years to come. Three, the smallest cat is the most powerful. That's a rare voice in favor of examining people and animals for their worth in effectiveness rather than their size. Diminutive children will like this part. Four, by being persistent in dealing with the cat, everything turns out all right. Children need to learn that persistence can overcome adversity. Five, thinking ahead can save a lot of problems. If the children had given the cat some paper towels in the beginning or knew how to wash out a bath tub themselves, the complications would have been minor. As you read the story together, you can emphasize these lessons to help your child.
When you are both done with the book, you should discuss how problems can be prevented by anticipation. This is a good way to help your child's problem-solving ability mature.
Enjoy!
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Title: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 039480001X Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 March, 1957 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800168 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 August, 1960 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by DR SEUSS ISBN: 0394800133 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 March, 1960 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel ISBN: 0394800389 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 January, 1965 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel ISBN: 039480029X Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 February, 1963 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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