Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects.

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

An alphabet book with nonsensical verses and illustrations by Dr. Seuss.

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?"

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."

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