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The Cat in the Hat
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The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat, Book 1

by Dr. Seuss

Recommended by Michelle Obama and Thomas Frank

Recommended by Michelle Obama and Thomas Frank

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Cat, For 4 Year Olds, and Childrens.

Poor Sally and her brother. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that "pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous, unnatural...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Cat, For 4 Year Olds, and Childrens.

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