Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Suess

Horton Hears a Who! is another picture book that I greatly enjoyed. This picture book sends a message that everyone is a unique individual. Horton the elephant who has great hearing ability was able to hear a small community of “whos” living on a speck of dust. Horton makes a promise to save the whos by carrying the speck of dust to a safe place. Horton sends the message that “a person is a person no matter how small”. I believe Horton symbolizes the innocence and caring side of children. I also enjoyed the illustrations in this picture book. These illustrations included simple shading and coloring but had an immense amount of detail in sketching. I also liked how Dr. Sues uses repetition, alliteration and rhyming to capture the reader with a creative storyline.