The Cat in the Hat - Read & Learn - Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat - Read and Learn - Dr. Seuss is a digital version of the classic Dr. Seuss book. Kids can progress by tapping the right arrow to move forward page by page. Each page features the original illustrations from the book plus a few animated features. If the app is set to "Read to Me" (which it is by default), the text is read aloud and each word is highlighted in red as the narrator reads. (Parents can choose "Read It Myself" to turn this feature off.) Kids also can tap the words in any order to hear them read aloud. As kids tap objects, they see and hear their names, and kids can further tap, drag, and tilt to reveal hidden stars on each page. Stars trigger other learning activities, such as drag-and-drop exercises to match words to pictures and quick reading-comprehension checks ("Which character is scared right now?"). Once kids reach the end of the story, they can see how many of the hidden stars they found, and they can revisit each page to reveal more stars and more learning activities. Kids also can access those stars from the app's main page, and they can choose to revisit the learning activities one by one outside the pages of the story. All these features can be toggled on and off in the parents-only settings menu. Parents can track a child's progress through the Reading Stats section, which tracks minutes, pages, and books read. Parents can reset the stats, but there's no option to have multiple user accounts for multiple kids. A help & FAQ page offers more insights on how to use the app and get support, and an Info page links to more information about the developer.