He Doesn't Look a Day Older Than Five
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Feiler Faster gives you tomorrow's news today -- in this case, news picked up from GalleyCat. The Cat in the Hat is turning 50. Long-winded writers (like me) out there take note: 236 words! 
When Abebooks' Richard Davies sent word that the site's top-selling book of last week was Dr. Seuss's THE CAT IN THE HAT, a little investigating turned up the probable reason: the book will be 50 years old on March 2, and to mark the occasion, the National Education Association is conducting a 'National Read Aloud' of the book, known as Project 236 (in honor of the number of words used in the book) across schools, libraries, and book clubs. The event will take place on the 2nd at 2:36 PM Eastern Standard Time. Random House Children's has also set up a spiffy site to commemorate the book's birthday and for more information on the event (although there are only so many ways to hear "Happy Birthday" before it sticks in your brain for an indefinite period of time...)For more information on how to get involved in a literacy campaign surrounding the book, click here.
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