Dr 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."

"Mr. Brown is an expert at imitating all sorts of noises. There isn't a sound Mr. Brown can't do, from a hippo's gumchewing to a goldfish's kiss. The noisemakers are graphically illustrated and the "sound effects" are printed in big lettering." --

Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions.

A zany but well-meaning cat brings a cheerful, exotic, and exuberant form of chaos to a household of two young children one rainy day while their mother is out.

A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common "household" words.

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

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.

The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate their unusual teachers and curriculum, including Miss Fribble who teaches laughing, Miss Bonkers who teaches frogs to dance, and Mr. Katz who builds robotic rats.

"A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds." --

Suggests in rhyme a number of ways for Marvin K. Mooney to travel as long as he gets going--now! In merry verse and illustrations, Marvin is asked to leave by every conceivable means of transportation.