When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

"Piggie really likes slop. She likes it so much, she wants Gerald to try some! But can Gerald find the courage to do it? Or will the smell alone be too much to handle?"--

Illustrations and easy-to-read text introduce such basic concepts as adjectives, adverbs, daytime, and nighttime as they follow five elephants marching from dawn to dusk.

Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-- two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend.

When Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's new toy, they both experience intense feelings before coming to realize how important their friendship is.

Gerald the elephant tries to tell Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie just wants to have fun.

Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.

Piggie introduces his reluctant friend, Gerald the elephant, to the wonderful world of pretend.