Ten Apples up on Top!
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Ten Apples Up On Top! is a 1961 children's book by Dr. Seuss written under the name "Theo. LeSieg", and illustrated by Roy McKie. The LeSieg pen name is an anagram of Seuss's real-life family name, Geisel.
This book says "75 Word Vocabulary" because there are only seventy-five words used in it.
[edit] Plot summary
A lion and a dog compete to see how many apples they can balance on top of their heads. Soon they are joined by an adversarial tiger who demonstrates through word and deed his superior apple balancing prowess. The lion and dog team up and are briefly able to surpass the tiger. Driven by scorn, the tiger ultimately defeats them. In the end, they learn that while their competition has driven each to new personal heights, by teaming up together in apple-balancing camaraderie they can each surpass their best. In the end, they all celebrate their combined glory by balancing 10 apples on their heads.
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