"The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"

I found this even more dark in tone then the first in the series; the main character being a repeat offender for breaking and entering, plus contributing to the delinquency of minors. Of course, the author does end the series by having the criminal utilizing his influence over Thing 1 and Thing 2 to correct the damage; an obvious metaphor for the rehabilitation done in the prison and judicial systems of our great country. I'm still not sure that the mother should have left her children alone though.