A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds. Accompanied by a cassette tape.

When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

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.""

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

The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from Who-ville, but much to his surprise, it comes anyway. "Now readers can SEE the Grinch's heart grow and his frown turn into a smile with this very special, very moving 3-D cover."--Page [4] of cover.

Young Morris McGurk imagines building a Circus McGurkus with jugglers, clowns, acrobats and more behind Sneelock's Store.

A boy imagines a series of incredible sights on his way home from school so that he will have an interesting report to give his father.

When a moose gives a Bingle Bug a ride on his horns, he unwillingly becomes host to a large number of freeloading pests.

A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

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