A lion, a dog, and a tiger balance apples on their heads.

Mr. Brown is an expert at imitating all sorts of noises.

The students of Diffendoofer School celebrate their unusual teachers and curriculum, including Miss Fribble who teaches laughing, Miss Bonkers who teaches frogs to dance, and Mr. Katz who builds robotic rats.

"A child realizes that while houses around the world may be very different, they are all alike when a friend asks you in"--

Horton shows kindness and friendship.

Each time Bartholomew Cubbins attempts to obey the King's order to take off his hat, he finds there is another one on his head.

Poses questions for pondering: "Would you rather be a dog or be a cat?", "Would you rather live in igloos or in tents?", "Would you rather be a mermaid with a tail instead of feet?"

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.

Tells, in verse, what happens when all ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.