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Description

Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that... read more

Cast of Characters

Memorable Quotes

  • “That is good,' said the fish. 'He's gone away, yes. But your mother will come. She will find this big mess.”
    Goldfish

First Sentence

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day.

Series

This book is in the The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series.

Authors & Contributors

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  1. Dr. Seuss (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Carlos Rivera (Translator) - Translated from English to Spanish
 

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