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The Annotated Cat
Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats
PHILIP NEL
HOW DID DR. Seuss come to write The Cat in the Hat?
How long did it take him to write The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat
Comes Back?
Were these books instantly successful, or did their popularity build?
The answers to these questions—and more—can be found in this
fascinating illustrated study of two books that changed the way our
children learn how to read.
According to Professor Nell, The Cat in the Hat and its sequel operate on
many levels. The books teach reading, but they also teach about poetry,
politics, ethics, comics, history, and even conartistry! Complete with the
text of both books, photographs, draft material, and essays by Seuss, The
Annotated Cat is like a DVD with all the extras. Cat lovers everywhere can
gain a deeper understanding of two of the most popular children’s books
ever written, and the remarkable man behind them.
Philip Nel is associate professor of English at Kansas State University. He is the
author of Dr. Seuss: American Icon (2004), The Avant-Garde and American
Postmodernity: Small Incisive Shocks (2002), and J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter
Novels: A Reader’s Guide (2001). At present, he is writing a biography of
Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss and, with Julia Mickenberg, co-editing a
collection of radical children’s literature. He lives in Kansas.
ISBN: 0-375-83369-2 • 978-0-375-83369-4
PRICE: $30.00/$38.00 Can.
GLB: 0-375-93369-7 • 978-0-375-93369-1
PRICE: $34.99/$46.99 Can.
ON SALE: 1/23/2007
Trim Size: 10 x 10 • Pages: 192
Carton Count: 12 • Ages: 10 Up
Format: Hardcover
Order Form Category: Dr. Seuss Classics
Territory: US and Canada
All Rights: Contact RHCB
EAN: 9 780375 833694
GLB EAN: 9 780375 933691
See pages 110–111 for more Cat in the Hat titles.
See page 102 for Cat in the Hat costume.
www.catinthehat.com
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