The Cat in the Hat (TV special) as part of the "Dr. Seuss Sing-Along Classics" release from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with CBS Video and Fox Kids Video in the mid 90's. It was later released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on October 7, 2003. Warner Home Video released the special on Blu-ray and DVD on August 7, 2012. Although the original book's sequel "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" did not receive an animated adaptation, the character went on to appear in several more Dr. Seuss specials. In 1973, there came "Dr. Seuss on the Loose", where Sherman reprised his role as
The Cat in the Hat words he found that rhymed. The words he found were "cat" and "hat". The book was met with immediate critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised it as an exciting alternative to traditional primers. Three years after its debut, the book had already sold over a million copies, and in 2001 "Publishers Weekly" listed the book at number nine on its list of best-selling children's books of all time. The book's success led to the creation of Beginner Books, a publishing house centered on producing similar books for young children learning to read. In 1983, Geisel said, "It is the book