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By Franny Syufy, About.com Guide to Cats since 1997

Top Picks: The Cat in the Hat Products

Saturday March 8, 2008
Fans of Theodore Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss to most of us, celebrated his 104th birthday recently. I thought it was a fitting occasion to update my picks of Dr. Seuss products. To my chagrin, I found that I used "whimsical" to describe one of the products, a term that Ted Geisel loathed.

The Cat in the Hat has been around for almost 50 years, since the publishing of the famed book by Dr. Seuss. An entire industry has evolved around The Cat in the Hat, and it is rare to see the home of a confirmed cat lover that doesn't display or use one or more Cat in the Hat products. These are my favorites of the group, including kitchen decor, animated games, The Book (of course), and much more.

Are you as crazy about The Cat in the Hat as I am? Vote in the poll, then share your thoughts in the comments.

Comments

March 9, 2007 at 8:32 am
(1) Jess says:

Ummmm…….Right then….

March 9, 2008 at 1:57 pm
(2) John & Melissa says:

I’ve always loved everything Dr.Seuss did, and The Cat in the Hat was a favorite of mine. I sometimes wonder what Mr.Geisel would say about the way his famous stories have been handled by Hollywood since his passing…
Take care Franny!

March 10, 2008 at 1:04 pm
(3) Sue says:

There is a gallery near Cleveland that I visit on occasion, and they recently ran an exhibit of Dr. Seuss art. Not only were there prints, originals and archives of Cat in the Hat and other characters, there were many artworks (including sculpture) I hadn’t seen before - and a lot of it is about other cats. My favorite was “A Plethora of Cats” (see link, scroll to bottom of page).
http://www.drseussart.com/secret.html

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