In 1957, when Theodore "Dr. Seus" Geysell wrote his children's book at a seminar "The cat in the hat", " He was under contract with a random house, which handled most of his books. The story goes - as related to the biography of Jududite and Neil Morgan in 1995 "D -Seus and M -Gisel" "That Seus agreed to write" The Cat in Cap "after talking to one of the higher ups of rival publisher Houtton Miflin, who wanted a book on children's language education, classrooms in America. Bennett Ferf, head of the "random house", had to reach a special deal with Houtton Miflin, so Seus could write the book. The random house will be allowed to sell the "cat in a cap" in book stores, while Miflin would oversee the publication of classroom editions.

Generations of children have since grown up with the "cat in the hat", but memories may vary in the fact that the publisher's label views the spine. Some may have seen the movie "Cat in Cap" in 2003, but The less speaking about that movie, the better.

Technically, Miflin's edition came in first, after being released in the early months of 1957, with the "random house" version hit the shelves on March 1. Do you have a copy in your house? Is there a dust jacket? If so, go, take it and check the upper right corner of the interior of the dust jacket. If you see a very poorly marked "200/200", then you have an extremely rare first -rate edition. You may want to seal that copy in a slider or take some kind of additional safeguards, as it may be worth a lot of money. It would certainly be if you have an autograph of D -Seus inside. Article of 2024 in the daily mirror He noted that the first edition of the cat in Kat may be worth as much as $ 16,500, especially if it is signed.

On the web site ABOOKSExcellent used book retailer, you can buy a signed, first edition of a random copy of "Cat in the Hat" for $ 12,500. The value of your book, of course, will depend on its condition. You may contact a qualified book appraiser to find out about the true value of your collection.

Although Miflin's release came first, the "random" version is, it seems, is considered more important. The "cat in the hat" was a big hit in bookstores (again, according to Morgan's biography in 1995), but was not a big salesman in school. While the random house was spreading in cash, Mifflin struggled to get it in the classroom. Seus himself said in interviews (such as the 1954 Magazine interview, Reversed on web site 1th edition), that he hated the most popular children's books of his time because they were too dramatic and repaired.

Seus specifically hated the books "SEC and Janeain", imagined by Zerne Sharp in 1930, saying that the books were only full of "insincere illustrations showing the reduced lives of other children". The "cat in the hat" was supposed to be an antidote to the SEC and Janee. Unfortunately, it initially did not engage because too many teachers were Fondibukers of the SEC and Janeein, grew up with themselves. Seus wanted to write a story about children who sometimes relate to bad behavior. To know, the way children actually do.

The book eventually caught, of course, and sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. It is still in print and, regardless of the age of the person reading this article, it is likely that they have grown up by reading it. It can even be said that the "cat in cap" is one of the most popular pieces of American literature in the history of the nation. The adaptation of the terrible film adaptation is, strange, hit streaming.

There was something like a scandal in the world of D -Seus in 2021, as several books by the author will be drawn from publication because of racist images. Seus was a product of its time and was not above the making of racially insensitive stereotypes in accordance with what many artists and publishers did. The list of interrupted books was "if I ran the zoo", "And to think I saw it on Mulbery Street", "McKelling Pool", "Over Zebra! and the "cat quiz". These books have shown black people or Asian people in stereotypical light and are certainly not suitable for modern children. At least not without a long explanation of the evolution of racial attitudes in American art. The story was covered by the BBC and other places.

Dr. Seus Enterprises came to a decision after consulting with many teachers and parents, eventually stating the press statement that "the cessation of these books is only part of our commitment and our wider plan to ensure that the catalog of the DR -Seus Enterprises to represent and support all communities and families."

However, there was a reaction against dragging the publication, prompted by a certain subsection of Americans who were preoccupied with what they called, "Cancel Culture". It was a whole deal. Many thought that racist images should remain in circulation, as retaining the original images still has value. Many came to appreciate the books after they withdrew. Fast travel to ebay He reveals that some are trying to sell copies of "If I Leading the Zoo" for hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.

Of course, some book collectors can collect the terminated Seus titles only for their new rarity; I hate to speculate on the seller's motivations.

From this writing, Adaptation of "Oh, the places you go!" It is said to be at work.