The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!

Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat is headed to PBS Kids in the new animated preschool series, The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (40x30).  Currently in production and slated to premiere in fall 2010, the new series, the very first Cat in the Hat animated TV series, is the result of an agreement between Random House Children's Entertainment, in association with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and producers Portfolio Entertainment and Collingwood O'Hare Productions, with PBS Kids.  Martin Short will lend his voice to The Cat in the Hat for the series.  The series will also air in Canada on Treehouse, premiering concurrently with PBS.  Developed for TV by Portfolio and Collingwood O'Hare, the animated series is based on Random House's Beginner Book franchise, The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library.  A series-based website aimed at kid and featuring activities will exist on PBSKids.org, while parent and teacher resources will be available at PBSParents.org and PBSTeachers.org.  Additionally, Random House Children's Books will publish a full line of original books to support the TV series launch.  Random House Children's Entertainment will oversee all licensing and merchandising.