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shaundell's review against another edition
3.0
We are all familiar with Dr. Seuss, but are we familiar with how he came to write The Cat in the Hat? He could only use words from a very strict list and he succeeded in rising to the challenge. A Sand Ridge Library Read-Aloud 2018.
renwar96's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a great read to celebrate Dr. Suess! It gave some background in how he wrote his books and what some of the obstacles were that he had to face. I had a group of first and second graders and they really seemed to enjoy it. Perfect for anyone who is a fan of the Great Seuss himself.
shighley's review against another edition
4.0
I like the idea that Judy Sierra wrote this as a way to answer kids' questions about Dr. Seuss. For several years, I used a powerpoint a librarian had shared with many of us through a listserv; it had many of the same ideas as this book, and my students were fascinated. They also loved to guess the name of the book from a brief description.
My favorite illustration in the book is the one that images Dr. Seuss with a typewriter serving as a piano, complete with the Cat in the Hat sitting on it. I am also one of those adults who learned to read with Dr. Seuss books. One of the first ones I read with my father on the couch was To Think That I Saw That on Mulberry Street, but I had many others.
My favorite illustration in the book is the one that images Dr. Seuss with a typewriter serving as a piano, complete with the Cat in the Hat sitting on it. I am also one of those adults who learned to read with Dr. Seuss books. One of the first ones I read with my father on the couch was To Think That I Saw That on Mulberry Street, but I had many others.
muddypuddle's review against another edition
5.0
I love picture book biographies, and even if they aren't the best written, or leave out information I think should be included, I still really like their existence. Here's a biography that's really good - interesting, fun to read AND look at, and with lots of really interesting information. After sharing this book with a group of kids, there are so many things that could be done! Read the book. Then read Cat in the Hat, and Green Eggs and Ham. THEN each child could create their own book, easy peasy fold and sew , than includes silly words they've made up, either individually or as a group. Best, though, was discovering the process that Ted Geisel went through to make his ultra-popular, long-lasting Cat in the Hat. Bravo!
nerfherder86's review against another edition
4.0
Picture book about how Theodore Geisel AKA Dr. Seuss created The Cat in the Hat reader given a list of words that he had to stick to, which was hard to do for someone who loved to make up his own silly words. Lovely illustrations, styled like Seuss, which have Seuss' characters looking over his shoulder and following him upstairs to his office, etc. He drives the Cat's cartoon car; when the book is printed (Cat in the Hat), it's on a crazy Seussian-style printing press. Great job of incorporating the real and the fantastic. Negatives: no bibliography or sources given, so I didn't classify it as a biography. Also, nice page of writing advice from Seuss, in quotation marks, but NOT sourced. I would think especially in a book written for kids about a guy who makes stuff up, that you'd want to be sure to show them what you are NOT making up about him. Sigh. My only quibble, otherwise I thought it really nice.
comedywriter's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful, inspiring short story. Completely brought me back to being a child looking at Seuss's illustrations and letting my imagination fly away from the every day, shirt and shoes and gum in my hair.
jenny_ray_seals's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the quotes from Dr. Seuss and the story behind his writing process.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
4.0
I knew CAT IN THE HAT had been written with the Dolch vocabulary list...those sight words we try to pound into kids...but this story was clever and fun and instructive.
What I didn't know is the Bennett Cerf connection to GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
Not sure if small children will care, but this is fascinating to adults.
What I didn't know is the Bennett Cerf connection to GREEN EGGS AND HAM.
Not sure if small children will care, but this is fascinating to adults.
malissac's review against another edition
4.0
I love a book who's description starts with 'Have you ever wondered...', there is just something about those four words that will hook me, and honestly my children, every time. Now 'IMAGINE THAT' it said "Have you ever wondered how the great Dr. Seuss....stop right there! Do you honestly need any more? Have I ever wondered ANYTHING about Dr. Seuss, more like have I ever wondered EVERYTHING about Dr. Seuss! Dr. Seuss is I believe for most of us likely to have been the very first author we ever read all by ourselves, his books told us, showed up that we can do it, WE CAN READ with out help. He is likely the start of many of our book obsessions and honesty you never grow out of loving a Dr. Seuss book, his books call to me even to this day, if I see one I can't walk by with out picking it up and flipping through the pages. A Dr. Seuss book can brighten us on our dark days, will make us laugh and smile even if you have read the book a hundred times...I could go on and on, but this isn't a review of Dr. Seuss himself but of a little biography about a point in Dr. Seuss life and how this one little book of his that was a great big challenge ultimately has changed all of our lives forever.
Imagine That is a wonderful children's biography revolving around the development of Dr. Seuss's iconic The Cat in the Hat. Did you ever wonder how or why The Cat in the Hat came to be, did you know that The Cat in the Hat changed everything about the way children learn to read. Did you know that Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat have a favorite accessory in common? Did you know that Dr Seuss, of all people, had to follow special word rules when writing The Cat in the Hat? I loved this book for all the little tidbits and history that it gave me in a a mere 40 pages, and not only that but the wonderfully inviting art on the pages.
I loved that this little biography about Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat is more that just facts, there is an underlying story of never giving up. A tale for children to read and be reminded that things are not always going to be easy but if they put their mind and heart into it they can accomplish great things. It is a book that would be the perfect fit for any budding writer, little or big. It is a fantastic book to have in your classrooms, I'd say from Pre-K to 3rd grade and on library shelves for any age. It is the perfect book to read during Read Across America. What better book to add to your Dr. Seuss collection than a wonderfully written and illustrated story about how Dr. Seuss wrote and changed our reading lives with The Cat and the Hat!
~ HAPPY READING ~
http://www.readsallthebooks.com/2017/09/imagine-that-how-dr-seuss-wrote-cat-in.html
Imagine That is a wonderful children's biography revolving around the development of Dr. Seuss's iconic The Cat in the Hat. Did you ever wonder how or why The Cat in the Hat came to be, did you know that The Cat in the Hat changed everything about the way children learn to read. Did you know that Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat have a favorite accessory in common? Did you know that Dr Seuss, of all people, had to follow special word rules when writing The Cat in the Hat? I loved this book for all the little tidbits and history that it gave me in a a mere 40 pages, and not only that but the wonderfully inviting art on the pages.
I loved that this little biography about Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat is more that just facts, there is an underlying story of never giving up. A tale for children to read and be reminded that things are not always going to be easy but if they put their mind and heart into it they can accomplish great things. It is a book that would be the perfect fit for any budding writer, little or big. It is a fantastic book to have in your classrooms, I'd say from Pre-K to 3rd grade and on library shelves for any age. It is the perfect book to read during Read Across America. What better book to add to your Dr. Seuss collection than a wonderfully written and illustrated story about how Dr. Seuss wrote and changed our reading lives with The Cat and the Hat!
~ HAPPY READING ~
http://www.readsallthebooks.com/2017/09/imagine-that-how-dr-seuss-wrote-cat-in.html
kendallbridgete's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
The only thing keeping it from 4-stars (perhaps even 5) is that while in her note from the author, Sierra mentions she "gathered every book and article [she] could find," there is no bibliographic information printed. In a biography geared towards young readers, I find that a touch irresponsible.
Apart from that detail, this is a very enjoyable picture book biography that gives readers yet another, closer look at the beloved Ted Geisel. :) Will be adding this to my school library collection--and hopefully I'll be able to lay my hands on a copy again around Read Across America Day!
The only thing keeping it from 4-stars (perhaps even 5) is that while in her note from the author, Sierra mentions she "gathered every book and article [she] could find," there is no bibliographic information printed. In a biography geared towards young readers, I find that a touch irresponsible.
Apart from that detail, this is a very enjoyable picture book biography that gives readers yet another, closer look at the beloved Ted Geisel. :) Will be adding this to my school library collection--and hopefully I'll be able to lay my hands on a copy again around Read Across America Day!