"A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist." --

Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night."

Relates in verse some of the unusual thinks you can think if only you try. A mad outpouring of made-up words, and intriguing ideas. Dr. Seuss celebrates thinking and imagination in his characteristic style of verses and illustrations.

Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather."

Dr. Seuss. Beginning reader.

At first, Bartholomew Cubbins had just one hat, but when the King ordered him to take it off, he found that he cound not--each time there was another on his head.

Tells, in verse, what happens when all ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.

The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Dr. Seuss presents the letters and their sounds, and shows how the sounds join to form words.