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
Jock (cartoonist) Jock (cartoonist) Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a British cartoonist, best known for his work in "2000 AD", "The Losers", and more recently "Batman" and "Wolverine". Jock began his professional career at British comics magazine "2000 AD", on series including "Judge Dredd" and "Lenny Zero", the latter with writer Andy Diggle. It was with Diggle that he got his big break in the American comic book market at DC Comics and their Vertigo imprint, working on "The Losers" and "". Also at Vertigo and with Mike Carey, another former "2000 AD" writer, Jock worked on an