The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss And His Cats - Hardcover

Nel, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375833692 ISBN 13: 9780375833694

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 2007

Synopsis

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 Nel, 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.

About this title

About the Author:

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 ReaderÕs 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 childrenÕs literature. He lives in Kansas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0375833692
• ISBN 13: 9780375833694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190