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
The Cat in the Hat (film) blame. The Cat having overheard this, happily returns to clean up the mess with a great cleaning invention, fixes up the house, says goodbye to the kids and departs just as Joan arrives. Larry returns thinking he has busted the kids, but when Joan sees the clean house and a messy Larry, she does not believe and dumps him. After the successful party, Joan spends quality time with her kids while the Cat along with Thing 1 and Thing 2 walk off into the sunset. DreamWorks Pictures acquired rights to the original book in 1997. However, production did not originally