SuitabookThe cat in the hat comes back
Dr. Seuss
- Reading
- Read the rhymes aloud and pause at the alphabet sequence, inviting the listener to predict the next helper. Afterwards, discuss the difference between funny pretend mischief and responsibility for damaged belongings.
- Themes
- Mischief versus responsibility: The Cat turns a day of required snow-shovelling into disruptive play, then causes a stain to spread across household belongings. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Order, pattern and escalation: Little Cat A and progressively lettered smaller cats appear to address the spreading stain, culminating in a gigantic Voom. The alphabet sequence and repeated helpers provide a structured pattern within an increasingly extravagant comic problem.
- Worth knowing
- The Cat enters, eats cake in the bath and leaves a pink stain that spreads across household items, including a white dress, shoes and a rug. The tone is presented as comic and mischievous.