The Cat in the Hat Cat in the Hat" is the book that made Dr. Seuss famous. Without "The Cat", Seuss would have remained a minor light in the history of children's literature." Donald Pease concurs, writing, ""The Cat in the Hat" is the classic in the archive of Dr. Seuss stories for which it serves as a cornerstone and a linchpin. Before writing it Geisel was better known for the 'Quick, Henry, the Flit!' ad campaign than for his nine children's books." The publication and popularity of the book thrust Geisel into the center of the United States literacy debate, what Pease called "the
Don Simpson (cartoonist) Delusive Art," in "Streetwise: Autobiographical Stories by Professionals", foreword by Will Eisner, (Raleigh NC: TwoMorrows Publishing). 1995: Cartoonist (writer-artist), "Bizarre Heroes: The Apocalypse Affiliation" (Pittsburgh PA:Fiasco Comics Inc.). 1994: Cartoonist (writer-artist) [under the pseudonym Anton Drek], " Anton's Collected Drek featuring Wendy Whitebread", second expanded edition (Seattle WA: ErosComix/Fantagraphics Books). 1990: Cartoonist (writer-artist), "Megaton Man: Volume I" (Princeton WI: Kitchen Sink Press). Don Simpson (cartoonist) Donald Edward Simpson (born 1961) is an American comic book cartoonist and freelance illustrator, most noted as the creator of the series "Megaton Man", "Border Worlds", and "Bizarre Heroes", as well as the official comic