Horton Hatches the Egg

By Dr. Seuss

Subjects: Children's literature, Legends and stories, Humorous stories, Stories in rhyme, Reliability, Parenting, Children's stories, Fantasy fiction, Stories in Verse, Incubation, Fantasy, Eggs, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION, Children's fiction, Elephants, Animals, Elephants, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Folklore, Picture books, Classics

Description: 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.