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.

Elmer the patchwork elephant helps the excited youngsters prepare for the Christmas visit of Papa Red.

"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...

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.

"Andrew finds a mysterious box in his hallway with a talking stuffed elephant inside! The two friends set off on an adventure. It's a wonderful afternoon--until Mommy interrupts. It turns out the box was meant for someone else"--

When Monkey and Elephant volunteer to babysit three monkey babies for the afternoon, the two friends don't quite know what to expect from this new experience.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.

When best friends Monkey and Elephant both catch a cold, each tries his own method to make the other feel better.

"Piggie tells Gerald she has a big surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient"--

When Petal admits Halloween is too spooky for her, Poppy helps her understand that it's all pretend.