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The Cat in the Hat
The Cat's Quizzer
Are you smarter than Ziggy and Zizzy Zozzfozzel? Get quizzed by the Cat in the Hat in this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss! Do fish sleep with one eye open? What do they call one-eyed eyeglasses? Are snails faster than turtles? How many will you get right? (The Zozzfozzels got them ALL wrong!) Featuring a mixture of picture puzzles, logic tricks, and silly questions, The Cat's Quizzer will keep readers fascinated with a wide array of facts and fun!
Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1976
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Dr. Seuss
904 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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July 3, 2018
There is not a story here. This is little quizzes on each page and they are trying to trick you. Some of the answers are neither one. One question that got me was how old do you have to be president. I was confident in my answer of 40. I don't know if they actually taught it in class or it's my memory, but in my school, I remember being taught the VP has to be 35 and the president has to be 40. I looked it up on the google and it's 35, so I had that fact incorrect. See, I learned something from this book.
There are lots of fun things about this. We had fun working on this as a family. I didn't know this existed. It was great fun to see if we had the answers right. Dr. Seuss is the man.
There are lots of fun things about this. We had fun working on this as a family. I didn't know this existed. It was great fun to see if we had the answers right. Dr. Seuss is the man.
August 24, 2021
I love the quizzes in this book. There's no story but it is filled with fun questions which have no 'one specific' answer and it totally depends on one's imagination. I loved going through all these quizzes over and over again. May be this is responsible for my love of puzzles and quizzes although I don't do a lot of puzzles anymore but I used to enjoy those a lot. I love the fun message encouraging imagination and doing things on your own.
4 stars
4 stars
November 17, 2022
3.5 stars (4/10 hearts). I (22) just read this with my siblings, ranging from 6 to 12. We had a blast. There were silly questions to laugh at and real questions to think about. There were riddles, search & find, timed games, and mazes. And the answers were clever and fun (and caught us a couple times!). A well done activity book for children of many ages!
March 20, 2021
Not as good as other Dr. Seuss books. I only read it because they quit printing it. LOL!
May 27, 2021
This is one of the six books that the Dr.Seuss organization is no longer selling because it might hurt someone's feelings. It is 62 pages of questions that challenge kids to reason. I found it very well done. So what is the controversy? There is one picture of a Japanese man wearing an Asian conical hat. It is a traditional hat that is worn throughout Asia.
November 26, 2016
My kids thoroughly enjoyed the teasers in this book. They couldn't get enough of trying to figure out what was what. Gotta love that!
March 19, 2021
This book was just what it was meant to be, a silly kids book! I'm not sure what the reason is for this one to be removed from production. 🤷♀️🤷♀️ I'd read it with kids for laughs and using the brain (there are some trick questions!).
December 5, 2007
One of Luke's favorites. He is a huge Seuss fan.
February 18, 2009
My son read it to me. Proper view soon.
July 25, 2011
This is my favorite book!
When I was little I would have my mom read it to me every night!!!!!!!!!!!
When I was little I would have my mom read it to me every night!!!!!!!!!!!
July 10, 2013
A book full of trivia and puzzles to exercise the minds of young readers. As imaginative and silly as you would expect.
October 31, 2011
I liked it when it said "are there flash darks when it is light?"
October 3, 2017
Silliest book I have read in a while
March 7, 2018
My daughter read this to us all at dinner. It was fun!
March 10, 2020
Read with my son when he was in first grade. The Dr. Seuss books were always a hit.
April 26, 2021
Since this is now a "banned" book, I wanted to read it before it is gone for good.
This is not the "typical" Dr. Seuss book in that it is not a rhyming story but rather a collection of questions (some are tricky) which eventually exhaust the Cat in the Hat. It is fun to see how many one can get right. This reader did better than Ziggy and Zizzy Zozzfozzel, can you?
The answers are at the end of the book.
This is not the "typical" Dr. Seuss book in that it is not a rhyming story but rather a collection of questions (some are tricky) which eventually exhaust the Cat in the Hat. It is fun to see how many one can get right. This reader did better than Ziggy and Zizzy Zozzfozzel, can you?
The answers are at the end of the book.
March 3, 2021
Okay, this one was worse. Yikes.
January 5, 2025
The quizzes in this book are so funny and perfect for my little nephew.
May 24, 2024
My my, that was a tough one. I enjoyed it really well. It even challenged my old brain.
Even if some of the quizzies were utter nonsense and neither this or that, the ones that are meaningful does rake your brain. Truly this book gets children to reason and think. Some people these day WILL get, (wait what's that word that goes around like poisoned air these days?) Ah "offended". I would definitely call them silly cos this Quizzer is pretty much golden.
Book #29 of 2024..
Even if some of the quizzies were utter nonsense and neither this or that, the ones that are meaningful does rake your brain. Truly this book gets children to reason and think. Some people these day WILL get, (wait what's that word that goes around like poisoned air these days?) Ah "offended". I would definitely call them silly cos this Quizzer is pretty much golden.
Book #29 of 2024..
April 23, 2021
This is one of my favourite Dr. Seuss books so far. It is full of little puzzles. Some of them are trivia and some of them are riddles. Much more fun than his long rhyming books that are just full of silliness. This has silliness, but I found it much more easy to enjoy.
March 6, 2013
A book that entirely consists of questions. Some questions have real answers, some not so clearly, all are silly, but a few are pretty clever. The tone is great. As the questions get zanier and multiply, the Cat becomes exhausted. There are plenty of spreads that engage the reader, especially the last challenge to find 100 H's.
Overall, a great independent read.
Overall, a great independent read.
November 10, 2017
This is a Dr. Seuss book filled with Seussian questions. A lot of them are trick questions. The questions are rather random, and the answers can be quite funny. Still, this is a hard one to read for the very little kids as they may not know many answers and may get mad at being tricked. (Do pineapples grow on pine trees or apple trees? Neither they grow on a pineapple bush.)
July 28, 2020
I love this book! Filled with brain teasers, tongue twisters, fact based quiz questions, this book aims to get the brain working. I must admit, I began reading it thinking I would know all the answers because I am an adult and this is a children's book. However, there were 2 or 3 questions I goofed all because of my arrogance. It was wonderful to be humbled by Dr. Seuss himself.
March 3, 2013
Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!
Dr. Seuss is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
Dr. Seuss is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
December 6, 2016
Dr. Seuss books for me this morning, first up a quizz? Are you? Are You? Are?
This is a children's fantasy book that asks silly questions and sparks the interest in beginner readers up to 3rd grade.
This is a children's fantasy book that asks silly questions and sparks the interest in beginner readers up to 3rd grade.
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March 16, 2009
I loved this book as a kid, and I still love it. Are you smarter than a Zozzfozzel?
July 26, 2008
My daughter had fun answering these questions, those that she could.
March 24, 2010
Great fun. Just one question though, why is it that Dr. Seuss got it right in this book that bees with a stinger on their behind, but in his other books the bees have stingers on their noses?
April 5, 2011
This book was very fun to read. It had a variety of fun and weird facts that I can now use to impress people with my wealth of oddball knowledge.
January 31, 2014
early reading source for children, to learn about asking questions
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