One day long ago, a fiercely mischievous feline showed up at the house of two young children. Chaos ensued. Despite the high-pitched protestations of the home’s pet fish, the cat would not leave.

A recent spat over Dr. Seuss’ place in the children’s literature canon has highlighted an uncomfortable truism about the books that children experience in their earliest school days: Some of ...

Fifty years after Nancy Larrick’s famous “All-White World of Children’s ... exactly what this title says: “Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children’s Literature ...

The first title under the pact is “The Cat in the Hat Cast,” described as a “fantastical variety show-style podcast series hosted by everyone’s favorite red and white hat-wearing Cat.” ...

Bill Hader or, at least, an animated character that he voices, will don a red-and-white striped top hat in a new adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat.” The “Barry” star will lead ...