Rhyming

EducatingParents.org rating: Approved

This book is about the Cat in the Hat encouraging a boy to read with his eyes open. He shows the boy that there are so many great things in the world that you may miss if you aren't paying attention, or if your eyes are shut.

Dr. Seuss and the Cat show that reading is fun–even when you don’t look at the words!

It doesn't matter how old I get, but I can't help but being charmed by the Dr. Seuss books. This one in particular is extra endearing because it's all about the joys of reading. Seuss makes an excellent and whimsical thesis that one must keep at least one eye open so that one is able to fully appreciate the full range of knowledge that books can offer us, and as a fellow book addict I can 100% get behind his message! This book is also very well designed to entice early readers, as many of Dr. Seuss' beginner books are, because it artfully combines tongue in cheek language that is easy to read, entertaining illustrations to fully engage readers, and absolutely hilarious rhymes that I'm sure keep young readers wanting to puzzle out what's coming next. The Cat in the Hat may have been the start of the beginner books from Dr. Suess, but I much prefer the randomly whimsical story (or lack there of, honestly) and far superior illustrations of this book! ( )