Seuss

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."

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."

A compilation of more than a dozen previously published Dr. Seuss books, plus essays by nine authors and other book lovers, including Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss.

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?"

"A child realizes that while houses around the world may be very different, they are all alike when a friend asks you in"--

A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.

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

Horton has a fright while walking alone at night, when he hears a little boo and is not sure what to do.

Suggests in rhyme a variety of occupational choices.