Fun Educational Books for Kids: Cat in the Hat Learning Library

There are a lot of great children’s books out there and I’m sure each of you have your favorites.   Some that come to mind are Guess How Much I Love You, Goodnight Moon, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Where the Wild Things Are, Is Your Mama a Llama? Read Along Library, and the list goes on.  However, if you happen to be a Dr. Suess fan you’re in luck because Dr. Suess has added a fairly new collection to their classic books.  If you have not yet seen or heard of the Dr. Suess Cat in the Hat Learning Library books you absolutely HAVE to check them out!

This series of books have quickly become my favorite and my kids love them too.  The publishers age level is 4-8 but with the illustrations and rhyming stories, they can even hold a 2 or 3 year olds’ attention.  Each book teaches some aspect of nature or the world.  The series includes books about bugs, plants, animals, weather, nature, space, the human body, and much more.  The factual information is presented in such a way that it is fun to read AND educational - so much so that my kids don’t even realize they are learning.  Okay I’ll admit it…I learn a lot from them too!  My son Alex hates bugs, but the book about insects is one of his favorites.

I found many of the titles from this series at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Ross for $5.99.  However, Amazon.com has ALL of them and even better - they are eligible for Amazon’s 4 for 3 promotion which basically means if you buy 3, you get one free.  Add the fact that you aren’t charged tax and there is free shipping on orders over $25.00 and it’s a pretty good deal.  Trust me…these books are well worth the investment.  You AND your kids will love them!

Here are the Cat in the Hat Learning Library book titles:

• A Whale of a Tale!: All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales
• Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds
• Hurray for Today!: All About Holidays
• I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All About Trees
• If I Ran the Rain Forest: All About Tropical Rain Forests
• Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body
• There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
• Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures
• Clam-I-Am!: All About the Beach
• Is a Camel a Mammal?
• Miles and Miles of Reptiles: All About Reptiles
• My, Oh My–A Butterfly!: All About Butterflies
• Oh, Say Can You Say DI-NO-SAUR?
• Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today?: All About Weather
• Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants
• Oh, the Pets You Can Get!: All About Our Animal Friends
• Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You!: All About Staying Healthy
• On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects
• One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money
• There’s a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep adding more. Let’s face it, Dr. Seuss books have been classics since well before we were kids and they will continue to be.  Any of these would be a great collection to your child’s library.