The Cat in the Hat of all time. As of 2007, more than 10 million copies of "The Cat in the Hat" have been printed, and it has been translated into more than 12 different languages, including Latin, under the title "Cattus Petasatus". In 2007, on the occasion of the book's fiftieth anniversary, Random House released "The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats", which includes both "The Cat in the Hat" and its sequel, with annotations and an introduction by Philip Nel. The book was published to immediate critical acclaim. Some reviewers praised the book as an exciting way to learn
The Cat in the Hat his work and life. As Robert L. Bernstein later said of that period, "The more I saw of him, the more he liked being in that room and creating all by himself." Pease points to Helen's recovery from Guillain–Barré syndrome, which she was diagnosed with in 1954, as the marker for this change. Geisel agreed to write "The Cat in the Hat" at the request of William Spaulding of Houghton Mifflin; however, because Geisel was under contract with Random House, the head of Random House, Bennett Cerf, made a deal with Houghton Mifflin. Random House retained the rights to trade