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
classics + picture book
6 books tagged both “classics” and “picture book”.
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
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
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 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
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