The Lorax
The Once-ler fells Truffula Trees for Thneed greed despite the Lorax, who speaks for the trees, warning him to stop.
2,563-word summary · 11 min read
Tag: picture book
9 books with this tag.
Goodnight Moon
A small bunny says goodnight to each object in the green room in this 1947 bedtime classic.
2,600-word summary · 12 min read
Witches
Colin Hawkins's rhyming picture book teaches small readers to spot witches, flaps and all.
2,783-word summary · 12 min read
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Seuss Sendoff follows life highs, slumps, and moving on with courage.
2,705-word summary · 12 min read
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
The Grinch steals Who presents and learns Christmas means more than gifts.
2,998-word summary · 13 min read
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle's hungry caterpillar eats through the week and turns into a butterfly: what the holes, counts, and days teach, and why kids still ask for it again.
2,413-word summary · 11 min read
The Cat in the Hat
A tall Cat turns a rainy day upside down for Sally and her brother, with Thing One and Thing Two in tow.
2,546-word summary · 11 min read
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak follows Max in his wolf suit from mischief to a forest of Wild Things, through the wordless rumpus and back home to supper waiting still hot…
2,585-word summary · 11 min read
The Giving Tree
A boy and a tree grow older together as he takes her apples, branches, and trunk until only a stump remains.
2,249-word summary · 10 min read