I think that this is a timeless book that children will continue to enjoy in future generations. Children enjoy reading books where the character is doing something wrong and have the suspense of possibly getting caught. The fact that the fish is telling them that this is not a good idea reminds me of Jiminy Cricket being Pinocchio's conscience. The Cat in the Hat is entertaining with all of the things he can juggle, but the reader is just waiting for them all to fall down. You know it is going to happen. It's just a matter of time. This book is much more appealing for beginning readers than many of the other controlled vocabulary books on the market today. I was trying to think of books where one character tries to make good choices and the other just does what is fun and couldn't think of one off the top of my head. A couple of books by Don and Audrey Wood that provide suspense are The Napping House and The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. The latter questions the reader as does The Cat in the Hat at the end.
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