On March 1, Dr. Seuss' beloved classic The Cat in the Hat celebrated its 50th Birthday. Over 10.5 million copies have sold. Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote the book in response to a challenge from Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey. Ted credited his mother, Henietta Seuss Geisel, with both his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known. Geisel wrote Cat in the Hat, using only 236 words selected from then common vocabulary word lists for beginning readers. Random House published the book in 1957. Congratulations to everyone who participated in making this simple, effective story available to so many of us. We wish you well in distributing this book to more readers of all ages. And, thanks for all those warm and wonderful smiles. They help keep life in perspective.

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