I get what you are saying there I have NEVER liked The Cat in the Hat book- the idea that this creature could just walk in when your parents are out, trash the place and not leave no matter how much you asked really scared me! So many of the stories children grow up with in from religions are scary too- I at least like the idea that Santa teaches you can let go of something once you learn the truth, rather than the Christian notion that an unseen 'god' is a fact.