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Dr. Seuss's You Are Kind: Featuring Horton the Elephant
Say thank you to someone special with this gift book featuring art from Dr. Seuss! Includes unrhymed lines about kindness and makes an ideal choice instead of a card--the perfect back-to-school gift for students and teachers!
From Horton the Elephant—who taught us that "a person's a person, no matter how small"—comes this sweet, small hardcover book of simple, unrhymed observations about the qualities of kindness. Illustrated with full-color art by Dr. Seuss from the books Horton Hears a Who!, Horton Hatches the Egg, and the story "Horton and the Kwuggerbug," it’s great for thanking and inspiring people of all ages. Children, parents, grandparents, neighbors, teachers, caregivers, coworkers—you can give one to anyone and everyone who is kind!
From Horton the Elephant—who taught us that "a person's a person, no matter how small"—comes this sweet, small hardcover book of simple, unrhymed observations about the qualities of kindness. Illustrated with full-color art by Dr. Seuss from the books Horton Hears a Who!, Horton Hatches the Egg, and the story "Horton and the Kwuggerbug," it’s great for thanking and inspiring people of all ages. Children, parents, grandparents, neighbors, teachers, caregivers, coworkers—you can give one to anyone and everyone who is kind!
32 pages, Hardcover
Published September 4, 2018
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908 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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May 5, 2019
Just what I needed to help me put a bad week in perspective!
September 27, 2018
Horton is a kind elephant. This is a wonderful (and easy) book for little ones.
October 2, 2018
First sentence: You are kind. You are an amazing friend. You always listen. If there's a problem, you help fix it. You stand up for what is right. You teach that everyone matters. You protect those who need it, no matter how small.
Premise/plot: This gift book is written in the second person. The publisher's description says this book would make a great substitute for a card.
My thoughts: I love, love, LOVE Horton the elephant. I've reviewed Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and Horton and the Kwuggerbug. This is not a new Horton book. And it isn't really written by Dr. Seuss. So long as you know that this is a novelty gift book featuring illustrations of Horton, I don't think you'll be disappointed. The text is sweet and affirmative. It is definitely gift book quality.
Text: 3 out of 5
Illustrations: 4 out of 5
Total: 7 out of 10
Premise/plot: This gift book is written in the second person. The publisher's description says this book would make a great substitute for a card.
My thoughts: I love, love, LOVE Horton the elephant. I've reviewed Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and Horton and the Kwuggerbug. This is not a new Horton book. And it isn't really written by Dr. Seuss. So long as you know that this is a novelty gift book featuring illustrations of Horton, I don't think you'll be disappointed. The text is sweet and affirmative. It is definitely gift book quality.
Text: 3 out of 5
Illustrations: 4 out of 5
Total: 7 out of 10
February 21, 2021
Text-to-Self Connection:
I really enjoy this small book by Dr. Seuss. I actually read this book often to my two kids because I want them to think positively of themselves. Even outside of this book, I always give them positive affirmation as saying "you are kind", "you are smart", etc. I feel it's important to instill confidence in themselves at an early age. I love to see their faces light up when I give them a compliment as such in this book. It helps build them up to kind and confident people.
I really enjoy this small book by Dr. Seuss. I actually read this book often to my two kids because I want them to think positively of themselves. Even outside of this book, I always give them positive affirmation as saying "you are kind", "you are smart", etc. I feel it's important to instill confidence in themselves at an early age. I love to see their faces light up when I give them a compliment as such in this book. It helps build them up to kind and confident people.
September 24, 2018
This is a happy, uplifting gift book for all ages. It is not a board or typical sized picture book. It is wonderfully illustrated throughout and would make a great secret Santa or extra little gift for the holidays. You truly can't go wrong with Horton the Elephant. I really like it!
June 19, 2024
6/15/2024 - Very sweet book of affirmations.
February 4, 2022
Published in 2018. Perhaps this is my favorite of the Dr. Seuss series, Dr. Seuss’s You Are Kind, featuring the adorable Horton the elephant. This small in size picture book is immediately affirming to the child by a banner running across the upper and lower front page announcing, “ A person’s a person, no matter how small.” The illustrations are as usual, amazing and the moral to the story, be kind, we’ll all I’m going to say is, “THANK YOU DR. SEUSS!”.
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January 18, 2019
Nice book. I'm not entirely sure why it's been bought for my library, but it's nice.
It would be much more well-suited as a gift for someone (a teacher, mentor, etc.) than as something just to pick up and read.
It would be much more well-suited as a gift for someone (a teacher, mentor, etc.) than as something just to pick up and read.
September 6, 2018
Cute little book I can see giving as a little keepsake to a good friend to go with their gift
April 24, 2019
Something can be illustrated with Dr. Suess's illustrations and still be utterly pointless. The text is trite and flat. The illustrations are fine, but if you want Horton, you really might as well read one of the originals.
I'm fine giving a book instead of a card, even though books are more expensive, but publishing books that replace cards is... it's really dumb, guys. If you want to give a book as a gift or in place of a card, buy an actual book. The nice kind with a real story. Not this.
I'm fine giving a book instead of a card, even though books are more expensive, but publishing books that replace cards is... it's really dumb, guys. If you want to give a book as a gift or in place of a card, buy an actual book. The nice kind with a real story. Not this.
September 23, 2022
This book is one with a very important underlying theme and message. This book would provide children with important information on what it means to be kind and how important it is be kind to others. This book also provides this information to students and young children in simple language and short sentences that young children and students are able to appropriately understand. I would recommend this book to anyone planning to read to younger children.
January 21, 2020
This picture book explains kindness to very young children using Horton the Elephant as the main character. However, I'm not sure how much children would understand the pictures if they didn't already know the story "Horton Hears a Who." At that time, children are able to read and discuss the original book.
January 8, 2019
What makes someone kind? Listening, being a good friend, helping, standing up for what is right, knowing and teaching that everyone matters,protecting those who need it, caring.
short book with words of wisdom....kindness matters.
February 22, 2019
An inspirational and uplifting story to show appreciation for others who show kindness of all kinds.
November 23, 2019
This is a nice book about being kind.
February 21, 2020
Horton's example of kindness is the focus of this book. It was a nice, quick, simple book to begin a discussion on kindness.
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April 7, 2021Short and sweet!
June 1, 2021
He's not very fond of the book at the moment.
December 30, 2021
Audience needs to be knowledgeable of Horton Hears a Who to understand the "story".
June 8, 2022
What a great book
June 21, 2022
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This book talks about ways one can be kind. I really like the point of the author using the main character Horon to understand if one is being kind or not.
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Emotional Topic
This book talks about ways one can be kind. I really like the point of the author using the main character Horon to understand if one is being kind or not.
January 7, 2023
A book about being kind no matter what. Great illustrations.
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June 19, 2024
6/15/2024 - Read with Momma. A great way to remind kids (and adults) of their positive attributes.
January 11, 2025
Standard toddler book, the message is important, 3 stars which means it is perfectly fine to read to your kids.
November 3, 2025
make me cry actually so cute 😭😭
January 14, 2023
With illustrative examples from books that Horton is in, the reader is told how kind they are in various ways. Very nice little book of encouragement to the reader.
December 9, 2025
This is a book about kindness featuring Horton the Elephant from Horton Hears a Who! and Horton Hatches the Egg.
It's a short book that doesn't really have a plot, but reminds children about the joy of helping, being kind, and standing up for what is right.
It's a short book that doesn't really have a plot, but reminds children about the joy of helping, being kind, and standing up for what is right.
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