Akron Public Library

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games. "Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that "pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous,...

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

A collection of tongue twisters that is an amusing exercise for beginning readers.

Sam-I-Am tries to convince others that green eggs and ham is a good breakfast. Illustrates the principle that things are not always as they seem.

A five-year-old boy searches high and low for his missing dinosaur, and the people he asks for help do not believe such a creature actually exists.

A boy is so sleepy that he vows nothing will get him out of his morning bed, neither peas and beans nor the United States Marines.

Daddy Bear tries to show his son how to use the sled, skates, and skis Santa brought for Christmas.

A little story about all the strange and wonderful delights of the outdoors in summer.

Sam-I-Am tries to determine under what circumstances a skeptical friend will eat green eggs and ham.

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."