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

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.".

Dr. Seuss presents the letters and their sounds, and shows how the sounds join to form words.

Two children set out to capture a mermaid, but she manages to escape all of their traps.

The mischievous cat returns on a snowy day when there is work to be done.

A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her. The little old lady's fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. Great Halloween story. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations.

A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.

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?".

At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

Rhymed text and illustrations follow a family's activities as they prepare to celebrate Hanukkah.