Happy Birthday to One Cool Cat

In the late 50’s, the "Dick and Jane" books used to teach reading were considered dull and uninspiring. Challenged by a publishing executive to write a story that "first-graders wouldn't be able to put down," Theodore Geisel, “Dr. Seuss,” created "The Cat in the Hat." It’s the tale of a crazy cat who brings a cheerful, exotic and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young children one rainy day while their mother is out.

From a writers standpoint, the book is a feat of skill, simultaneously maintaining a strict triple meter (anapestic tetrameter a style common to Dr. Seuss,) uses a tiny vocabulary ( only 236 different easy-to-read words,) and tells an entertaining tale.

While the world’s problems swirl around us this weekend, literally here with blowing snow, and in global hot-spots ignited by neo-con bravado, take some time to escape reality and have a little fun reading.

Here’s the official website with everything you need