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a great photo. Very good composition - makes for a strong image. Pose/expression is just perfect. A pity you didn't selectively colour the hat red/white - that would have made it my winner for this challenge.
The Cat in the Hat with a big white bow,
How he reads with eyes closed, nobody knows.
Perhaps it's because the book in his hand,
Has no title, no pictures, it's really quite bland.
I like the high contrast and the idea here. You really needed a dark covered and simple book to make this shot work, but the first thing I noticed was the lack of title on the book.