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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 unnamed brother one rainy day when their mother is away. Ignoring repeated objections from 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. He then says his goodbyes and disappears just before the children's mother walks in.
Geisel created the book in response to a debate in the United States about literacy in early childhood and the ineffectiveness of traditional primers such as those featuring Dick and Jane. Geisel was asked to write a more entertaining primer by William Spaulding, whom he had met during World War II and who was then director of the education division at Houghton Mifflin. However, because Geisel was already under contract with Random House, the two publishers agreed to a deal: Houghton Mifflin published the education edition, which was sold to schools, and Random House published the trade edition, which was sold in bookstores.
Actors: Martin Short (actor), Andrea Martin (actress), Robert Tinkler (actor), Robert Tinkler (actor), Robert Tinkler (actor), Robert Tinkler (actor), Danny Wells (actor), Julie Lemieux (actress), David Schweitzer (composer), Naomi Snieckus (actress), Tracey Hoyt (actress), Tracey Hoyt (actress), Tony Collingwood (producer), Tony Collingwood (director), Nigel Wood (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Dr. Seuss (writer), Angus Wright (actor), Justin Salinger (actor), Luisa Guerreiro (actress), Christopher Bretnall (producer), Mark Arends (actor), David Sabel (producer), Katie Mitchell (director), Helen Lymbery (actress), Mike Marriage (editor), Sandra Guerreiro (actress), Paul Clark (composer),
Genres: Family, Short,Actors: Adolf Hitler (actor), David Paymer (actor), Dr. Seuss (actor), Bob Holt (actor), Bob Holt (actor), Billy Crystal (actor), Howie Mandel (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Winston Churchill (actor), Matt Frewer (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Graham Jarvis (actor), Rudolf Hess (actor), Kevin Alexander Stea (actor), Joseph Stalin (actor),
Plot: A nosy reporter wants to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, and gets told the real facts by several of his characters, with large snippets of his stories and songs interspersed.
Keywords: character-name-in-titleActors: Robert T. Gillis (editor), Mason Adams (actor), Friz Freleng (producer), Dr. Seuss (producer), Dr. Seuss (writer), Dr. Seuss (writer), Mason Adams (actor), Bob Holt (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Frank Welker (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Bill Perez (director), Joe Raposo (composer), Jim Blodgett (editor),
Plot: The Cat in the Hat is all set for a lovely picnic, but the evil Grinch changes his plans by inventing a contraption that captures noise and makes it sound ferrocious. The Cat has to save the world from the clutches of the Grinch and the only way to do it is to reach Grinch's soft spot.
Keywords: animal-in-title, cartoon-cat, cat, character-name-in-title, dr.-seuss'-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas, picnic, repetition-in-title, restaurant, rhyme-in-title, surrealismActors: Harry Love (miscellaneous crew), Dr. Seuss (producer), Dr. Seuss (writer), Dean Elliott (composer), Hawley Pratt (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Daws Butler (actor), Thurl Ravenscroft (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), Chuck Jones (producer), Roger Donley (editor), Pamelyn Ferdin (actress), Allan Sherman (actor), Gene Morford (actor),
Plot: Two children left home alone for a short while one afternoon are visited by a very interesting yet troublesome cat wearing a tall striped hat. The cat succeeds in creating a huge mess in their house - can they get it cleaned up before Mom gets home?
Keywords: cat, character-name-in-title, dr-seuss, rhyme-in-titleHey kid where'd you get the lid
Where'd you get a lid like that
If I told you why would you tell me where
I could find a hat like that
Hey old chap where'd you get the cap
Where'd you get a cap like that
If I told you why would you tell me where
I could find a hat like that
Oh a hat is a hat
A topper is a topper and you can't top that
So if you got the bread I say
Why not spend it on something for your head
Hey Herby where'd you get the derby
Where'd you get a hat like that
If I told you why would you tell me where
I could find a hat like that
Oh a hat is a hat
A topper is a topper and you can't top that
So if you got the bread I say
Why not spend it on something for your head
Hey Miss let me ask you this
Where'd you get a hat like that
If I told you why would you tell me where