Cooking with the Lorax (Dr. Seuss)

The Lorax—Dr. Seuss’s beloved icon of environmentalism—takes kids from the garden to the kitchen in this rhymed easy reader perfect for showing beginning readers where our food comes from!


In this super simple rhymed story, the Lorax picks fresh fruit and vegetables from his garden and prepares himself a delicious, healthy salad for lunch. An ideal choice for children learning to read, foodies, gardeners, and of course, Dr. Seuss fans, it’s perfect for showing young children how the plants we eat grow from the Earth (and NOT in supermarkets)!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.