The Cat in the Hat Somewhat Deconstructed

Collaborating on a children’s book...

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Roy: A story about the weather...like...

“The snow swirls about,

Hear how the wind blows.

Rhythm and Rhyme

We sit by the fire

Toasting marshmallows.”

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Theodor: Even simpler...

“The sun did not shine.

It was too wet to play.

We sat in the house

All that cold, cold wet day.”

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Voice-over

Start with the beats, five for the first line, six for the second.

Character and costume off-beat, rhyme every second line.

Throw in a bit of reduplication.

Cat in the Hat overthrows Dick and Jane.

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