The Cat in the Hat (film) 15, 2012, a computer-animated "The Cat in the Hat" remake was announced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment following the success of "The Lorax". On January 24, 2018, Warner Animation Group announced that they have picked up the rights for the animated "Cat in the Hat" reboot movie, along with many of Seuss' works. The film also has a 2.5D platformer video game released by Vivendi Universal Games and developed by Magenta Software and Digital Eclipse. It is based on the film of the same name. The game was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance on November
The Cat in the Hat directly to the creation of Beginner Books, a publishing house centered on producing books like "The Cat in the Hat" for beginning readers. According to Judith and Neil Morgan, when the book caught the attention of Phyllis Cerf, the wife of Geisel's publisher, Bennett Cerf, she arranged for a meeting with Geisel, where the two agreed to create Beginner Books. Geisel became the president and editor, and the Cat in the Hat served as their mascot. Geisel's wife, Helen, was made third partner. Random House served as distributor until 1960, when Random House purchased Beginner Books. Geisel wrote multiple books