It sounds like flautas are the Mexican version of the Chinese egg roll. Both are deep fried and crispy with fillings inside, although the egg roll does tend to have more vegetables than the flauta. I'm a fan of tacos, so flautas seemed like something I would like.
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back is a children's book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House in 1958.
In his hat, he has little cats from the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z, it's revealed in an episode of The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That, that that are his cousins. Background An article by John Hersey about literacy in early childhood provided inspiration for The Cat in the Hat.