is a gorgeous coffee-table book featuring the "secret artwork" of Dr. Seuss. Theodor (Ted) Geisel, AKA Dr. Seuss, called a lot of the work featured in this volume his "midnight paintings."The book lays out an informative and frequently humorous biography, tracing his college years at Dartmouth, early days in advertising, his work as an animator for the U.S. Army during WW2, as well as his adventures in publishing. The Cat Behind the Hat also includes lots of quotes from Dr. Seuss's books, as well as original sketches and artwork from favorites like The Sneetches, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hatches the Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, and many more. But the book's main attraction are the numerous fabulous illustrations, in both black and white and in exuberant color.
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| An original sketch for The Cat in the Hat |
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” — The Cat in the Hat
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| Dr. Seuss liked to create 3D versions of his drawings, too - "Flaming Herring" |
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| "The Manly Art of Self Defense" |
“Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.” — The Sneetches
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| Detail of "Boy Being Mesmerized by an Ichabod" |
The Cat Behind the Hat was originally published in conjunction with the a series of traveling art exhibitions, The Art of Dr. Seuss. These exhibitions are happily ongoing — check the schedule to see when the show will be in a town near you.
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