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Synopsis[]

A six-foot tall cat in a red and white striped hat shows up in a house where a young boy and girl live, and shows them "fun" tricks, which actually turns out to look bad then worse when he unleashed two Things from a box.

​Quotes[]

  • "I know it is wet, and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny!"
  • "Your mother will not mind at all if I do!"
  • "He should not be here when your mother is out!"
  • "I call this game 'Fun-in-a-Box!'"

Other editions[]

Spanish Language Edition[]

On April 12, 1967, this book was released in both English and Spanish. It was translated by Carlos Rivera. Because the translation was literal and a lot of the Seuss-y rhyming was lost, many readers actually hated this book.

Audio Cassette Edition[]

There was an audio cassette edition of this book, released on October 12, 1987.

40th Anniversary Edition[]

All 1997 prints of this book were seen in stores as "Special Anniversary Editions". The interior of the book saw no changes whatsoever.

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