Customer Reviews

Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat

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This is a wonderful way to get young kids interested in the computer. The software follows the book almost word for word, plus the words appear on the screen, and are highlighted when said. Your child has the option of allowing the book to be read to them or playing within the pages. My daughter has been using this since she was two and a half. She loves to click on the various items on the screen and see the action. This is her favorite software. It is nonthreatening, and fun, plus kids become more familiar with the words as they appear on the screen. Highly recommend for 2-5.

My 3 1/2 year old son is already a huge fan of Dr. Seuss. I bought the software because he loved the book so much and he was delighted. A child can choose to have the computer read the book to them or they can choose to play along. When they play along, it stops on certain screens and allows the child to click and interact with the characters and text. For example they can help the Cat in the Hat clean up his mess by clicking on the scattered items on the floor. My son is constantly saying "Mommy watch this...". I couldn't pull him away from this game when we first brought it home. He still pulls this game out quite often. The best part is that he still loves all the Dr. Seuss books. The software won't take away from the traditional form of Dr. Seuss.

I recommend this interactive book to anyone with small children. My 4 year old loves the read and play portion of the program. My 2 year old, who doesn't sit still long enough to catch her breath turns on the computer and insists on Cat in the Hat. As she is not quite old enough to handle the mouse on her own, I click the read segment for her. She sits through the entire book laughing at the Cat's silly antics, repeating words, and humming along with the music. It is the best of both worlds, a classic children's story come alive.

My 7-year old autistic daughter loves this game and will play with it for hours.

She just likes to randomly skip around and repeatedly run the animations from clickable hotspots.

She already could read the book, before we got this program. And she likes the Mike Meyers live-action adaptation of the Cat in the Hat too.

I've been unable to get this software to work on the computer, despite the virtually identical green eggs and ham software working just fine.

This is a nicely done but very simple experience. The app reads "the cat in the hat", with nice voice-over, a "follow the bouncing ball" style to help the child learn words, and some very simple interactivity - you can click on things and see a little effect. That's it. I think this is great for 3 or 4 year olds, but our 5 year old got bored with it very quickly, it's nowhere near as deep or as interesting, even for youngsters, as say the "Putt Putt" series.

This game is a favorite with our grand kids. We just had to purchase a new CD because the old one was distroyed when the computer CD drive malfunctioned. This game is playable for kids that can just use the mouse up through the ones that can read.

Dr. Suess Cat in the Hat CD is fabulous! You have the option of just having the story read to you or you can play with it interactively while it's being read. What's so nice about just the story itself is that it is read to music, and even sang in parts. It's so pleasing auditorily, that alone captures the youngster's attention. The graphics are great and when playing interactively with the pages, there are countless things to click on and view. I think quite possibly you can catch something different each time you play. Besides just clicking on items in the scene as with most interactive CDs, you can maipulate some things on the Cat in the Hat, for example, dragging a ball over to shoot in to a basket. This is a definate for the Dr. Suess lover, or anyone who loves the idea of interactive play. A purchase you'll love and use over and over again!

No one like the cd, not even wy kid who is a total fan of Dr. Seuss...I have a new PC with vista. could not run the CD.