Lamar Public Library

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games. "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 "pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous,...

A little story about all the strange and wonderful delights of the outdoors in summer.

A boy is so sleepy that he vows nothing will get him out of his morning bed, neither peas and beans nor the United States Marines.