The cat in the hat is a 1957 childrens book written and illustrated by the american author theodor geisel using the pen name dr seussthe story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white striped hat and a red bow tie the cat shows up at the house of sally and her brother one rainy day when their mother is away despite the repeated objections of the childrens fish . The one and only cat in the hat from the iconic dr seuss gets a brand new look introducing his roller coaster ride of mayhem to a new generation of readersthe iconic story from the one and only dr seuss now with a brand new lookwhen sally and her brother are left alone they think theyre in for a dull day until the cat in the hat steps in on the mat bringing with him mayhem and madness. The cat in the hat is a childrens book by dr seuss featuring a tall anthropomorphic mischievous cat wearing a tall red and white striped hatwith the series of beginner books that the cat inaugurated seuss promoted both his name and the cause of elementary literacy in the united states the eponymous cat appears in six of seusss rhymed childrens books. Order the book herehttps amznto 2jlnleuthe mischievous cat in the hat created dr seuss has helped create confident beginner readers for multiple generat