Netlore Archive: Email flier commemorating the Cat in the Hat's 50th birthday includes a link for sending the Dr. Seuss character an email birthday card and donating a book to charity
Description: Email flier
Circulating since: Feb. 2007
Status: True (with conditions)
Analysis: See below
Email example contributed by Sam B., 26 February 2007:
Subject: The Cat in the Hat's 50th Birthday!To honor "The Cat in the Hat's" 50th birthday, send him an e-mail birthday card!
For every card the cat gets, Random House will donate a new book to First Book, a nonprofit organization that promotes reading in low-income communities.
Since it was founded in 1992, First Book has distributed more than 40 million books to young readers in 1,300 communities around the country.
To send a card, go to http://www.seussville.com/CITH_50th/index.php?page=ecard
Cards must be received by May 1!
Comments: True. Believe it or not, the first edition of The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess (Theodor Geisel) was published 50 years ago on March 1, 1957.
To celebrate the anniversary, Random House has launched a special four-month promotion benefiting First Book, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reading and learning materials to children from low-income families. For every birthday card sent to the Cat in the Hat between January 9 and May 1, 2007, either online or via snail mail, one book will be donated to First Book, up to a total of one million books.
Please note, however, that the fine print states that only one card per person will be accepted and that all participants must be between the ages of 1 and 17 as of March 2, 2007 (a separate promotion for adults provides for the donation of one book per household based on proof of purchase of any Dr. Seuss book).
All entries must be received by May 1, 2007.
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Sources and further reading:
Happy Birthday, Cat in the Hat!
Official page on Seussville.com
First Book
Official home page
'Cat in the Hat' Turning 50 in Style
Palm Beach Post, 26 February 2007
Hurray for Dr. Seuss!
Bio of Theodor Geisel by About.com's Elizabeth Kennedy
Last updated: 02/26/07
