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The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat
Look! Look! The Cat wants to cook!
Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off based on Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie.
Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off based on Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2003
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Bonnie Worth
137 books24 followersBONNIE WORTH is the author of countless books for young readers, among them the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books If I Ran the Rain Forest, HarK! A Shark!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Award), Wish for a Fish, Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?, Would You Rather Be a Pollywog?, Ice Is Nice!, and Safari, So Good!
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January 1, 2021
Maybe I need to be more a bit more familiar with Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat (which I have in fact never read, even though it is considered a children’s literature classic) to appreciate Bonnie Worth’s The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat. But no, I personally have neither enjoyed Worth’s presented narrative as a story in and of itself nor as a child-friendly cookbook.
For one, the textual presentation of The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat feels majorly choppy and disjointed, feels totally silly and distracting (and while this might work for some children, my own personal inner child has really only felt a combination of massive tedium and a total lack of reading joy, as nothing within Bonnie Worth’s narrative has been at all fun and at all engaging to and for me). And for two, the entire cooking scenario of The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat, with the young boy and girl attempting to make cupcakes, not only are there not any lists of the required ingredients and clearly shown food preparation instructions shown, Bonnie Worth’s description of the two children attempting to bake basically seems (at least in my humble opinion) to totally celebrate and endorse mayhem and messiness in the kitchen, something that does rather make me cringe and shake my head, for if anything, cooking based stories geared towards young children, towards young readers, should be focussing on organisation, on how to simply and safely engage in the process of food and meal preparation.
So while the accompanying artwork for The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat is certainly visually fun and sufficiently expressive, textually I have indeed and most definitely not AT ALL enjoyed what Bonnie Worth has penned. And for me, The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat is thus and truly only a one star reading experience, since I have in fact seldom found and encountered a presented children’s literature narrative this massively annoying, silly and tedious (and of course, I will therefore also NOT be recommending The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat except with very major reservations, but actually, I will not be recommending The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat AT ALL, for I cannot really suggest a book that I have textually totally and utterly despised with every fibre of myself).
For one, the textual presentation of The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat feels majorly choppy and disjointed, feels totally silly and distracting (and while this might work for some children, my own personal inner child has really only felt a combination of massive tedium and a total lack of reading joy, as nothing within Bonnie Worth’s narrative has been at all fun and at all engaging to and for me). And for two, the entire cooking scenario of The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat, with the young boy and girl attempting to make cupcakes, not only are there not any lists of the required ingredients and clearly shown food preparation instructions shown, Bonnie Worth’s description of the two children attempting to bake basically seems (at least in my humble opinion) to totally celebrate and endorse mayhem and messiness in the kitchen, something that does rather make me cringe and shake my head, for if anything, cooking based stories geared towards young children, towards young readers, should be focussing on organisation, on how to simply and safely engage in the process of food and meal preparation.
So while the accompanying artwork for The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat is certainly visually fun and sufficiently expressive, textually I have indeed and most definitely not AT ALL enjoyed what Bonnie Worth has penned. And for me, The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat is thus and truly only a one star reading experience, since I have in fact seldom found and encountered a presented children’s literature narrative this massively annoying, silly and tedious (and of course, I will therefore also NOT be recommending The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat except with very major reservations, but actually, I will not be recommending The Cat in the Hat Movie! Cooking with the Cat AT ALL, for I cannot really suggest a book that I have textually totally and utterly despised with every fibre of myself).
October 4, 2014
1st book my daughter to fully read by herself without any help from me...It is a very nice book...
August 2, 2020
Allegedly this book was a Tie in to Cat in the Hat the movie featuring SNL's Mike Myers as the most borderline pedophiliac live action version of a Dr Seuss character ever filmed. (Thus there will be no live action Yertle the Turtle although they somehow got THE Michael Douglas to do voice work for Netflix's animated series Green Eggs and Ham.) But this book is in no way associated with the film. Or the heart of the original Seuss creation either. The Cat In the Hat (CH) comes over to cook glop with the kids from the original book. (That's their word for what they're making in the kitchen: glop.) As fans can imagine the attempt at culinary perfection gets real messy, and CH has invited the help of none other than Things 1 and 2, so by all means assume the worst. No, really, assume the worst! Cos the stilted rhyme scheme is done in such a degrading tone why would kids even want to read this? Yet another book that insults the Seuss legacy. And young fans.
Two stars
The Cat in the Hat goes Flat like THAT!
Two stars
The Cat in the Hat goes Flat like THAT!
May 13, 2019
Cooking with the Cat by Bonnie Worth (Dr. Seuss, wya?) is a novel that depicts two children as they let a mysterious cat into their home and allow it to bake up a batch of cupcakes with them. I found this book's plot to be weirdly disturbing, as the cat's arrival had no context and the children added random, inedible objects to their cupcake batter. I thought the wording and rhyming were awful and they almost felt forced to the point where it made me cringe. I didn't really enjoy any element of this story.
I gave this novel 1 star because of the reasons mentioned above. I thought that the plot of the story was inconsistent and made no sense, and there were no messages or cool illustrations to enjoy. There was nothing I liked about this book, and nothing that made it stand out.
I would not recommend this book to any child. There are so many awesome and cute children's books out there, and this book is not deserving of any praise.
I gave this novel 1 star because of the reasons mentioned above. I thought that the plot of the story was inconsistent and made no sense, and there were no messages or cool illustrations to enjoy. There was nothing I liked about this book, and nothing that made it stand out.
I would not recommend this book to any child. There are so many awesome and cute children's books out there, and this book is not deserving of any praise.
April 23, 2014
Synopsis: "Look! Look! The Cat wants to cook!
Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off based on Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie."
My Review: I guess I may have been expecting a little too much from this book. I understand that it is a beginning reader book, but I was hoping maybe for a little more Seuss like rhyming and language. I was also hoping that it might have an actually recipe that would be fun for kids to cook and incorporate with their reading. I will have to see what Munchkin thinks of it as he reaches a little more of an appropriate age for this one, but right now there just wasn't anything to capture or hold his interest.
Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off based on Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie."
My Review: I guess I may have been expecting a little too much from this book. I understand that it is a beginning reader book, but I was hoping maybe for a little more Seuss like rhyming and language. I was also hoping that it might have an actually recipe that would be fun for kids to cook and incorporate with their reading. I will have to see what Munchkin thinks of it as he reaches a little more of an appropriate age for this one, but right now there just wasn't anything to capture or hold his interest.
March 13, 2017
Another school library pick for Christopher, this book was definitely too easy for him. The words are very basic - a true level 1 book, which I appreciated. But that resulted in some rather odd text. Some of it was about cooking, but a lot of it was pretty bizarre. I guess it was fitting of The Cat in the Hat, but certainly not a Dr. Seuss classic.
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November 19, 2015
Out of all of the Cat in the Hat book, this was my least favorite. I thought it was silly and didn't make sense. It felt like the author was trying to hard to make a story out of words that rhyme.
February 23, 2024
2 stars. Eh. Pretty terrible; nothing at all like Seuss; neither interesting nor funny. My siblings voted it a 1-star.
November 12, 2018
Summary: Two children are cooking with the Cat in the Hat. This story follows them as they get into mayhem with the beloved Cat as they are making a delicious dish.
Evaluation: The text is filled with sight words and rhymes perfect for kindergarten and first grade students.
Teaching Ideas: Since the text is filled with sight words I would recommend that it be a book read independently by my students. Reading this text will get students familiar with the writing styles similar to Dr. Seuss, and his beloved characters, which will make them familiar if/when the class reads a Dr. Seuss book aloud.
Evaluation: The text is filled with sight words and rhymes perfect for kindergarten and first grade students.
Teaching Ideas: Since the text is filled with sight words I would recommend that it be a book read independently by my students. Reading this text will get students familiar with the writing styles similar to Dr. Seuss, and his beloved characters, which will make them familiar if/when the class reads a Dr. Seuss book aloud.
May 9, 2019
This book was a cute and creative spin on the widely known "Cat in the Hat" story. It is clear how this book could be a great tool in teaching kids to read because of its rhyming and simple word structure. Otherwise, the book was still enjoyable because it brought new life to some well known characters. I feel that the illustrations really encouraged kids to study them, as they was much detail in each picture. To me, the illustrations revealed a new part of the story that wasn't written down. This aspect could be particularly helpful for kids who can't read yet because they'd be encouraged to learn what exactly the words were saying. This was a great book all around!
March 11, 2018
The cat wanted to cook and so the kids and the cat got everything and made the treats. There was a mess that was cleaned up by thing 1 and thing 2. They ate the tasty treats.
I liked this book because it shows you about baking and cleaning up after yourself. I would recommend this book because it is funny and makes me hungry. It is a short story and may be too young for a 6 or 7 year old.
I liked this book because it shows you about baking and cleaning up after yourself. I would recommend this book because it is funny and makes me hungry. It is a short story and may be too young for a 6 or 7 year old.
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January 28, 2026
The children and the cat are cooking, but can they cooperate in the kitchen and make something edible?
This is super simple with 1 syllable words throughout. I don’t think I would want to cook with the cat or these kids (though the kids look more responsible). They make a mess, but at least they clean it up. A good choice for just beginning readers who like silly stories.
This is super simple with 1 syllable words throughout. I don’t think I would want to cook with the cat or these kids (though the kids look more responsible). They make a mess, but at least they clean it up. A good choice for just beginning readers who like silly stories.
August 24, 2017
This is not an Official Dr. Seuss book. That being said we have read it about 1,000 times. (Me 500 before she could read on her own her about that much more by herself.) It's a great book with easy to read words and the silly rhymes that you'd expect for the Cat in the Hat.
May 16, 2019
In the children's book by Bonnie Worth, is a spin-off of the Cat In the Hat. Te story has some great rhythmic rhyming, and it's a great children's book that helps kids to learn some new basic rhyming. There is some humor, because the cat in the hat does unusual things in the kitchen.
May 10, 2017
A cute and simple Cat-in-the-Hat book for beginners!!
February 17, 2020
This is a fun book w/ lots of short-vowel rhyming words.
May 2, 2021
Fun but not gripping :P
August 24, 2022
Inane. A complete waste of time. Seussian rhymes galore, but no connectivity from page to page. More like an episode of teletubbies than an actual Dr. Seuss.
January 2, 2024
The story's meaning was a little bit confusing to understand at first, and I still don't get the founding resolution. But it's fine because a Cat in the Hat story after all. 😊
February 9, 2025
Great book to practice reading CVC words.
December 2, 2025
My main complaint is that he says, “we do not eat the treat we beat” (i.e. we don’t lick the cake batter). Speak for yourself, sir!
June 27, 2011
My aged 2.5 child LOVES this book and "reads" it over and over. We got it before he even had a clue who the "Cat in the Hat" was but he was mesmerized by the cooking and crazy antics. Now that he sees this character elsewhere he appreciates that side of the book, as well. The book features simply rhyming words with related pictures. The Cat in the Hat arrives to help our young friends bake a treat: some cupcakes of questionable origins! As you might expect they make quite a mess but the Cat has plenty of ways to direct you back to the point that cooking with kids is fun and yummy business.
September 23, 2010
This is one of the better easy and early readers we've found. It is very easy, properly levelled at a 1, though enjoyable even for level 2 readers. The book itself is a very good quality, bright white paper and wonderful coloful illustrations with the details my little Aspie loves. He liked it very much and we've actually reread this one, which says alot for my son who doesn't willingly suffer rereads unless he truly like the book.
November 25, 2013
One of the best first reader books I've found so far. Beautiful illustrations just like Dr Seuss books and movie. My granddaughters loved being able to read something so familiar to them. The feeling of success with reading something that they had been seeing and hearing all their lives was very gratifying to this Grandma! They had fun creating more rhyming words also---which they learned to spell quickly too!
February 19, 2014
Beautiful illustrations.Takes steps of cooking,
The book features simply rhyming words with related pictures
This is a great book for children who are learning to read and has big type and easy words.
L. E. Prepare an easy recipe, giving the opportunity to the children follow step by step instructions cleaning and organizing and finally eat.
Genre: Rhymes, cook
The book features simply rhyming words with related pictures
This is a great book for children who are learning to read and has big type and easy words.
L. E. Prepare an easy recipe, giving the opportunity to the children follow step by step instructions cleaning and organizing and finally eat.
Genre: Rhymes, cook
April 27, 2010
This is a great book for children who are learning to read. It's about cooking in the kitchen and it has lots and lots of rhyming words. There are many picture clues and has big type and easy words... great for Pre-k- 1st grade.
January 12, 2012
I don't think that I'd use this book to teach anything specific. However, this book is in my personal children's book library so that my future students have access to a book that they can read. It rhymes and can help them develop their language.
January 15, 2014
This is a great book for younger children. It can be read with enthusiasm and the children could really get into them. After I read it to a kindergartener I asked her if she had cooked anything before and it got a whole conversation started.
September 7, 2014
This was a Random House Step Into Reading Level 1
( Preschool - K) book, "big type and easy words'. It lives up to that claim. Kids love Cat in the Hat, the illustrations and the rhyme. This is an excellent book for beginning readers---and it even has a story line.
( Preschool - K) book, "big type and easy words'. It lives up to that claim. Kids love Cat in the Hat, the illustrations and the rhyme. This is an excellent book for beginning readers---and it even has a story line.
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May 25, 2016In this step into reading level 1 book there are lot of rhyming words. The words in this book are in the kindergarten sight word list and the sentences are short and easy to read. would be a good book for kindergartners and lower first graders.
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