Home For Christmas (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)

Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat

by Tish Rabe, Tom Brannon (Illustrations)

Fans of the hit PBS Kids' holiday special The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! can relive the fun over and over with this Step 3 adaptation of the complete episode, written for children who are ready to read independently. From the Cat's Christmas Eve Party (with animal guests from all over the world), through his mishaps while attempting to return a young reindeer home in time to pull Santa's sled, readers will be introduced to a herd of elephants with an uncanny ability to smell water, a pod of dolphins who can communicate across far distances, and a single-minded army of Christmas Island crabs—all of whom demonstrate how working together is the best way to solve a problem, and how being home for the holidays is the best place to be!

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Cats

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2012

About the author

Tish Rabe is the bestselling author of over 170 books for Sesame Street, Disney, Dr. Seuss, and many more. She is Founder and Content Creator of Tish Rabe Books, LLC, an independent publishing company that partners with nonprofits and businesses to create books that make a positive difference in the lives of children, parents, teachers, and caregivers worldwide.

"Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed" is a gentle, rhyming storybook written in partnership with Pajama Program, a national nonprofit that promotes healthy sleep routines and gives pajamas and books to children facing adversity.

"Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money", helps children learn how to manage money. It was produced with Clarity 2 Prosperity, a business development company for financial advisors. To learn more, visit tishrabe.com.

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Synopsis: "Fans of the PBS Kids Special The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! can relive the fun over and over with this Step 3 adaptation of the complete episode, written for children who are ready to read independently. From the Cat's Christmas Eve Party (with animal guests from all over the world), through his mishaps while attempting to return a young reindeer home in time to pull Santa's sled, readers will be introduced to a herd of elephants with an uncanny ability to smell water, a pod of dolphins who can communicate across far distances, and a single-minded army of Christmas Island crabs—all of whom demonstrate how working together is the best way to solve a problem, and how being home for the holidays is the best place to be!"

My Review: This was a good level 3 reader, I read an ebook from the library and the formatting was a bit off (lines from one page getting bumped to the next page and leaving the rest blank) so that may have thrown off our enjoyment of it. We did however really like the rhymes, they are very Cat in the Hat and they flowed so nicely while reading it aloud. It was also a fun adventure making a lot of stops in various places and getting some assistance from unusual animal helpers. We did enjoy it though it was a little long for Munchkin, by next year it will be perfect.

[♥♣Mary♦♠ If She So Pleases]

I've always felt comfortable reading original Dr. Seuss and now I realize that one of the reasons I did is because there were usually no people, there was no race. We didn't have to analyze the characters and overthink things. We could just focus on the colours, invented characters, on the story, and so on. When I was younger, it was difficult to find people who looked like me. I lost my blonde after age 3 as many people do (only 4% of US Americans are natural blondes). And I could never find someone who looked like me, a pale brunette. And when they'd put a brunette, she'd be darker than the blonde. Which, I didn't understand because my mom is a rosey blonde but she is still darker than me. You see, we over-analyze things too much when people are involved. I always felt like I was under-portrayed and I would get so happy when, if ever, I would find a picture of an illustration of a kid who looked like me. But most of the time I felt left out. I think things haven't changed much, we're still under portrayed. I don't like Dr. Seuss with people in it.

[Vishualee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story teaches you that no matter the troubles, things always work work out in the end. The interesting part was a mini vehicle travels inside the thinga-ma-jigger (what a funny name), and inspects inside. And the kids find a rat stuck inside with a fruitcake. With a push of a lever, up pops the rat and the group reach home just in time for Christmas.

[Chinnakaruppan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the adventurous journey of the cat and his efforts to make his friends reach their home before Christmas eve

[Lara Maynard · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember discovering Dr. Seuss books in the school library when I was a primary school child. I was enthralled by the language and colours of Marvin Gay Mooney, The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. So any publications trying to build on the Dr. Seuss legacy have big bookish shoes to fill with me, and this one didn't quite do it. It doesn't have that level of language joy of true Seuss books. Pale style imitation.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sally and Nick make it home for Christmas just in time to turn on the lights.

[Beckie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skye loved this book. She's a fan of the tv show so I think that helped keep her intrigued. Love the rhyming like classic Seuss.