A staple of everybody's childhood, “The Cat in the Hat” brings back memories from the days when drinking juice boxes was “okay,” and wearing your pajamas in public was “cute” not “creepy.” The rhyming storyline, coupled with memorable drawings, and subtle morals make “The Cat in the Hat” a fantastic picture book not only to read but also to cherish. Thus, “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back,” Dr. Seuss’s sequel to“The Cat in the Hat,” has big expectations to live up to. How does it compare?
The story starts with an immediate connection to the last one, as Sally and her brother, the main characters in “The Cat in the Hat,” are shoveling snow when the Cat in the hat walks into their house. Sally’s brother, the narrator, runs into the house to prevent the Cat from causing trouble. He finds the Cat sitting in the bathtub eating cake with both the hot and cold water on. Furious, he turns the water off and forces the Cat out. To the narrator’s dismay, the cake leaves a pink ring around the tub which needs cleaning. The cat offers to clean it, but uses the Sally’s mother’s new white dress to clean the pink stain. Worried by his mother’s impending rage from her once-white-now-pink dress, the narrator demands that the Cat clean the dress. The cat cleans the dress by rubbing it on a wall, cleans the wall by rubbing it on
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The fantastic four-color images of Sally and her brother inject bits of humor into a dull story. The VOOM scene features a dramatic explosion that entertains both parties, and also helps clarify the otherwise confusing concept of VOOM. The book also lacks solid character development. Throughout the book, the reader relies on the illustrations for any semblance of depth in character—Sally and her brother seem generically angry, but lack specific emotions and feelings. Given the text, the characters seem flat and simple, due to poor verb choice and a lack of
Dr. Seuss is an important figure in the lives of children everywhere. His stories are children’s classics that are fun to read and also tackle some real life issues. Dr. Seuss’s political views are very apparent in his some of his books like The Butter Battle Book, which discusses the issues of the Cold War.
Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodore Seuss, has written many poems as well as short stories, and is considered one of the greatest children’s author in history. His silly stories are able to excite children in ways that make them want read. His Wife says,” Ted doesn’t sit down to write for children. He writes to amuse himself;” Little do children know that often, in his stories, there is a lot of political undertone, a few examples include The Lorax, Yertle the Turtle, The Sneethces, and The Butter Battle Book. If you were to really critique some of his books or poems, you might see that some of his themes wouldn’t seem to pertain to children.
J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye tells an unforgettable story of teenage angst by highlighting the life of Holden Caulfield, a young boy who commences a journey of self-discovery after being expelled from his private boarding school. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles with issues such as self-identity, loss, and a wavering sense of belonging. Holden’s red hunting hat is consistently used throughout the story as a symbol of his independence and his attachment to his childhood.
...known author that millions adore, even after death, tells how well he influenced the lives of those people. In the twenty-first century Seuss’s birthday is recognized as “Cat in the Hat Day” (La Ferle).
After a four week survey of a multitude of children’s book authors and illustrators, and learning to analyze their works and the methods used to make them effective literary pieces for children, it is certainly appropriate to apply these new skills to evaluate a single author’s works. Specifically, this paper focuses on the life and works of Ezra Jack Keats, a writer and illustrator of books for children who single handedly expanded the point of view of the genre to include the experiences of multicultural children with his Caldecott Award winning book “Snowy Day.” The creation of Peter as a character is ground breaking in and of itself, but after reading the text the reader is driven to wonder why “Peter” was created. Was he a vehicle for political commentary as some might suggest or was he simply another “childhood” that had; until that time, been ignored? If so, what inspired him to move in this direction?
Theodor Seuss Geisel. [A profile of the author’s life and works]. (2004). Contemporary Authors Online. Retrieved from Gale Cengage Learning.
Writers spanning over different periods have appropriated the Little Red Riding Hood tale to outline the beliefs of children and childhood within their given eras. Perrault’s account of the tale highlights the beginning of literature as a form of early childhood education, within it, places a value of creating rules and boundaries for children within the seventeenth century. Juxtaposed to this, Dahl’s version affirms modern perceptions of children, subjecting literature as a form of enjoyment and empowerment for children. Both tales use characterization and colour to affirm similar and differentiating assumptions of children, representing principles of the given society.
Narrator 2 : * raises arms up in a joking manner * have a snickers *starts walking off with narrator one*
and illustrated by Eric Carle. Of course, I am much older than the children in my classroom, but I love this book. When Mrs. Kreider, the head teacher, reads this book, I feel like a little kid again. I say the words silently, as not to distract the children, as if the story is being read to me. The illustrations in the book are great because they use the primary colors, which are one of the first things children should learn at a young age. It uses animals that the children are familiar with. Some of the animals are not the colors that the children will witness if they were to see them in real life, but the author portrays them in a playful and rhythmical way. The pictures help the story to come alive. The children get a true visual image of what the author is saying and are in Ah at the same time. When watching the video of this story, I witnessed Eric Carle draw his pictures first, and then use glue and colorful paper cutouts to finish his drawings for this book. He put a lot of time and dedication into his
“Theatre is like a gym for the empathy. It’s where we can go to build up the muscles of compassion, to practice listening and understanding and engaging with people that are not just like ourselves. We practice sitting down, paying attention and learning from other people’s actions. We practice caring.” (Bill English of the SF Playhouse). This quote accurately summarises the purpose of Children’s Theatre, to help the growth and understanding of children whilst also keeping them entertained through theatrical techniques. The National Theatre’s Cat in the Hat, along with our performance pieces of Cranky Bear and Possum Magic all showcased these techniques in a number of ways, whilst also subconsciously coinciding with the child development theories
When my parents read to me, they enjoyed reading Dr. Suess books, which became popular with the publication of The Cat In The Hat. I was only interested in looking at books with color. When the books were colorful they grabbed my attention quickly. I couldn’t wait for my parents to come in my room at night and read to me from The Cat in the Hat. I think that this is one of the popular books that parents should read to their children.
A Comparison of Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault and Little Red Cap by the Brothers Grimm
In my creative piece, “There’s A Monster In My Bed. Don’t You See? Don’t You See?” illustrates an animal story in the form of a poem with 26 stanzas and each stanza consisting of 4 lines. The focus of my poem comes from the influence of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat. Using Potter’s and Seuss’s texts as my inspiration, I established a narrative that combines a mixture of Potter’s and Seuss’s language and style to convey an animal story. Similar to both The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Cat in the Hat, I used the genre of the animal story to engage with children and childhood imagination. The animal story itself focuses on the animals as the protagonist and tend to be didactic, naturalistic
According to literary critic Clifton Fadiman, “Theodor Geisel Seuss provided ingenious and uniquely witty solutions to the standing problem of illiteracy among children (qtd. in Kaplan).” Due to various influential figures and profound experiences during his lifetime, as well as expert use of creative literary techniques, Theodor Seuss Geisel’s children’s books continue to compel readers of all ages – allowing them to escape into different worlds filled with nonsense.
The book begins with an introduction to his broken family and his form of necessary escapism as a child - his teddy bear. Alan Measles, the stuffed-animal turned dictator of his imaginary world, is a motif in his adult artwork and played a part in helping the artist explore his prisoner-of-war bondage fantasies, which he would start having at the tender age of seven. This shocking image is so quickly followed with a humorous story about being caught by a neighbour that there is barely time to process what extreme acts this seven-year-old was performing. Every lewd, criminal or dangerous event is presented matter-of-factly. He wants to shock without being