The Cat in the Hat

The first book I decided to choose was Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat. When reading or studying children’s literature any one of Dr. Seuss’ books are a must read. When looking back on my childhood, I am not sure it would have been the same without any of his books. Each one of his books are very prominent in my memory. Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat offered children a zany story, inspired world play, and a glimpse of a fantasy world that was outside of adult control. One of the things I loved about Seuss’…

The Cat in the Hat is easily one of the most identifiable morals Seuss has created. The very first thing that happens in the book is the children are left at home alone, to be in charge of themselves and make there own decisions. When reading this you begins to…

games that dealt with basic things such as the five senses and words. When I started school, in the kindergarten/first grade times, We were introduced to more vocabulary and more children's books such as “The Little Engine that Could” and “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr Suess. The teacher would let us read on our own as well as read to the class. Later in elementary school, I had built up a lot of vocabulary and started reading bigger books. The Magic Tree…

Fat in the Hat It was a cloudy fall day in 1957 in rural Springfield. Albert, a twelve year old, overweight, unfriendly boy was walking home thinking to himself what he was going to do with his three-day school break. (27) (Albert walks by a tall thin salesman(1). It starts to drizzle.) ”You look like you have a cat, want a hat for it?” the salesman asked in a New York accent. (The salesman points to a long white satin top hat.) “No thank you,” Albert answered. “It is free,” the salesman…

Good Man is Hard to Find", in the beginning of the short story the text states, "She didn’t intend for the cat to be left alone in the house for three days... she was afraid he might brush against one of the gas burners and accidentally asphyxiate himself." (page 1) Ironically the grandmother brought the cat along with them against her son's wishes in fear that it would kill itself, yet the cat set off the series of events that led to the demise of the entire family and is the lone survivor.…

mischievous cat [from The Cat in the Hat] in the stovepipe hat who did all sorts of things that good little boys and girls weren’t supposed to do.” (61). She uses this quote to support her idea: “I will hold [the fish] up high/As I stand on a ball/With a book on one hand! /And a cup on my hat! /But that is not ALL I can do!” /said the cat” (14). Notice how the poet describes not any regular cat, but a cat that can do all sorts of silly things that is physically impossible for a normal cat to…

Another example of our genes setting us up for social interactions is our eye sight ability. A new born child can only see about eight to thirteen inches. Many researchers have concluded that this is a biology preparing us for our social world, because 8 to 13 inches is about the length of where the new born usually breast feeds. It has also been found that newborns prefer looking at areas of high contrast such as the eyes. (Dunlea, Lecture 4/06/2017, Infant’s Biological Preparedness for Social…

(he asked 2 times only) what the print says. I am not sure if he is just more interested in the illustration or if he is “reading” the story through the pictures. He sometimes can connect meaning between two objects (“He is using the same hat. He stole the hat from the big fish”). A. can read some three letter words, so he read me a book with such words out loud. However, when the book had too many words that he couldn’t read, he opted for reading it quietly. A. knew that there was a difference…

The Impact of Theodor Seuss Geisel on American Culture “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” (Seuss, 1990). Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is a well known children's author. Dr. Seuss wrote children's books during the years 1937 - 1990, but during that time he also was a political cartoonist. For two years, 1941-1943, Theodor Geisel was the chief editorial cartoonist for a New York newspaper…

The level and type of parent engagement is a theme that emerged quickly from the all the texts. There appeared to be some difference within each category in addition to the significant differences between the literature from 1950’s and 2010’s. The overall level of parent engagement shifts in the contemporary books which features the parents in all three books engaged with the children in various ways. Parent Engagement in the Illustrations of 1950’s Children’s Literature In the literature from…