The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents? The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, hates Who-ville's holiday celebrations, and plans to steal all the presents...

Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better.

The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

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.

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." Zany characters and simple text for reading fun. Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night."

Follows the struggles of two youngsters who, when revisited by the mischievous Cat, are subjected to an army of Little Cats and an ever-spreading pink mess.

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.

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

Includes four humorous verse fantasies: The Sneetches, The Zax, The Many Daves, and What was I Scared of?

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