An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain--Title page verso

Contains seven rare stories by Dr. Seuss which were first published in magazines between 1948 and 1959, featuring "The Bear, the Rabbit, and the Zinnigo- Zanniga," "Gustav the Goldfish," "Todd and Todd," "Steak for Supper," "The BippoloSeed," "The Strange Shirt Spot," and others, and including an introduction and commentary on each story.

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.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Parent and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

Tired of always being jerked and jolted along the tracks in last place, Katy Caboose devises a clever plan for solving all of her travel woes.

Sam-I-Am tries to persuade his friend to try green eggs and ham.

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

In this expanded version of a popular song, the itsy-bitsy spider's climbing is interrupted by a fan, a mouse, a cat, and some dew before she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web.