Dr. Seuss bibliography facts for kids
Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to millions as Dr. Seuss, wrote and illustrated more than 60 children's books during his amazing career. While most of his books were published under the famous name Dr. Seuss, he also wrote over a dozen books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone.
Dr. Seuss is one of the most popular children's authors ever. His books have sold over 222 million copies and have been translated into more than 15 languages! In 2000, Publishers Weekly listed the best-selling children's books of all time. Sixteen of the top 100 hardcover books were by Dr. Seuss. These included Green Eggs and Ham (number 4), The Cat in the Hat (number 9), and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (number 13). After he passed away in 1991, more books based on his notes and drawings were published, like Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! and Daisy-Head Mayzie. Only My Many Colored Days, written in 1973, was entirely by Geisel himself.
On March 2, 2021, the company that manages Dr. Seuss's works, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, decided to stop publishing six books. These books were And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot's Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat's Quizzer. The company explained that these books showed people in ways that were considered hurtful or unfair. This decision led to a lot of discussion. Even after this, many Dr. Seuss books remained very popular, with nine of his books being among the top ten bestsellers on Amazon on March 4, 2021.
Dr. Seuss's Books
Most of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published as Dr. Seuss. Some exceptions include Great Day for Up!, My Book about ME, and The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary. He also wrote 13 books as Theo. LeSeig. All these books were written and illustrated by Geisel, except for a few. Here is a list of his books, showing when they were first published.
| Title | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| The Pocket Book of Boners | 1931 | Viking Press |
| This book is a collection of funny stories and drawings. It shows some of Dr. Seuss's earliest work. | ||
| And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street | 1937 | Vanguard Press (original issue)/Random House (reissue) |
| A boy named Marco walks home and imagines a wild story about what he saw on Mulberry Street. This was the first book Dr. Seuss wrote and created. | ||
| The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins | 1938 | Vanguard Press (original issue)/Random House (reissue) |
| Bartholomew Cubbins keeps taking off his hat, but a new one magically appears each time! This was the first Dr. Seuss book that did not rhyme. | ||
| The King's Stilts | 1939 | Random House |
| This story is about King Bertram of Binn, who works hard to protect his kingdom. | ||
| The Seven Lady Godivas | 1939 | Random House |
| Seven Lady Godivas learn important lessons while taking care of a horse. | ||
| Horton Hatches the Egg | 1940 | Random House |
| An elephant named Horton agrees to sit on a bird's egg. The bird, Mayzie, leaves for months, but Horton stays loyal. | ||
| McElligot's Pool | 1947 | Random House |
| A boy named Marco imagines all the amazing fish he might catch in a small, polluted pool. This book uses paintings instead of Dr. Seuss's usual pen and ink drawings. | ||
| Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose | 1948 | Random House |
| Thidwick the moose lets a bug live on his antlers. Soon, many other creatures move in, taking advantage of his kindness. | ||
| Bartholomew and the Oobleck | 1949 | Random House |
| Bartholomew must save his kingdom from a sticky, green substance called Oobleck. This is a follow-up to The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. | ||
| If I Ran the Zoo | 1950 | Random House |
| Gerald McGrew visits a zoo and decides he could make it much better. He dreams of finding new, strange, and exciting animals. | ||
| Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories | 1950 | Random House |
This book has three stories:
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| Gerald McBoing Boing | 1952 | Simon & Schuster/Random House (current reissue)/Golden Books (former reissue) |
| This book is based on an Oscar-winning short film. It was the first Dr. Seuss book not illustrated by Geisel himself. | ||
| Scrambled Eggs Super! | 1953 | Random House |
| A young boy named Peter T. Hooper tells a wild story about making an amazing meal from the eggs of fantastic birds. | ||
| Horton Hears a Who! | 1954 | Random House |
| Horton the Elephant hears tiny voices from a speck of dust. He discovers a tiny planet called Who-ville, home to microscopic creatures called Whos. This is a sequel to Horton Hatches the Egg. | ||
| On Beyond Zebra! | 1955 | Random House |
| A young boy invents new letters beyond Z, each with a fantastic creature. | ||
| If I Ran the Circus | 1956 | Random House |
| Little Morris McGurk imagines turning an empty lot into the amazing Circus McGurkus. This is a sequel to If I Ran the Zoo. | ||
| The Cat in the Hat | 1957 | Random House/Houghton Mifflin |
| The Cat in the Hat visits two children on a rainy day, bringing chaos and fun with Thing One and Thing Two. This book started the Beginner Books series. | ||
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | 1957 | Random House |
| The Grinch, a grumpy creature, tries to steal Christmas from the Whos in Who-ville. He learns that Christmas is about more than just presents. | ||
| The Cat in the Hat Comes Back | 1958 | Random House |
| The Cat in the Hat returns with tiny cats (Little Cat A to Z) to help clean up a pink stain. | ||
| Happy Birthday to You! | 1959 | Random House |
| This book describes a magical land called Katroo, where the Birthday Bird throws amazing parties for everyone. | ||
| One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish | 1960 | Random House |
| A simple rhyming book for young readers about a boy and a girl and their many strange and wonderful friends and pets. | ||
| Green Eggs and Ham | 1960 | Random House |
| Sam-I-am tries very hard to convince a character to try green eggs and ham, no matter where they are or who they are with. | ||
| The Sneetches and Other Stories | 1961 | Random House |
This book contains four stories:
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| Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book | 1962 | Random House |
| A small bug's yawn spreads to many different creatures, showing how everyone gets ready for bed. | ||
| Dr. Seuss's ABC | 1963 | Random House |
| An alphabet book filled with many strange and funny creatures from A to Z. | ||
| Hop on Pop: The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use | 1963 | Random House |
| Hop on Pop uses simple rhymes to help young children learn to read. | ||
| The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary | 1964 | Random House |
| This dictionary was written by P. D. Eastman and Peter Eastman, but credited to the Cat in the Hat himself. | ||
| Fox in Socks | 1965 | Random House |
| A fox in socks challenges Mr. Knox with increasingly difficult rhyming tongue-twisters. | ||
| I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew | 1965 | Random House |
| A young person tries to escape life's "troubles" by traveling to a perfect place called Solla Sollew. | ||
| The Cat in the Hat Song Book | 1967 | Random House |
| A book filled with many different songs inspired by Dr. Seuss's stories. | ||
| The Foot Book | 1968 | Random House |
| This book introduces many different creatures with all kinds of feet. It was the first book in the Bright and Early Books series. | ||
| I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories | 1969 | Random House |
| The main story is about a boy who brags he can fight 30 tigers, but then makes excuses until he doesn't have to fight any. | ||
| My Book about ME | 1969 | Random House |
| This book has blank spaces for children to fill in answers about themselves. | ||
| I Can Draw It Myself | 1970 | Random House |
| A coloring book with rhyming instructions to help children draw pictures. | ||
| Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises! | 1970 | Random House |
| This book teaches children about different sounds, like a cow's "moo" or a frying pan's "sizzle." | ||
| The Lorax | 1971 | Random House |
| The Lorax tells the story of the Lorax, a creature who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler, who cuts them all down. It teaches about protecting the environment. | ||
| Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! | 1972 | Random House |
| Marvin K. Mooney is asked to leave in many different and funny ways. | ||
| Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? | 1973 | Random House |
| This book lists many terrible things that could happen, reminding the reader how "lucky" they are. | ||
| The Shape of Me and Other Stuff | 1973 | Random House |
| This story explores different shapes and sizes in the world through the adventures of two kids. | ||
| There's a Wocket in My Pocket! | 1974 | Random House |
| A little boy talks about the strange, rhyming creatures that live in his house, like the Yeps on the steps. | ||
| Great Day for Up! | 1974 | Random House |
| This book suggests that every new day brings a new adventure. It was illustrated by Quentin Blake. | ||
| Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! | 1975 | Random House |
| This book celebrates the power of imagination and all the amazing "thinks" one can think. | ||
| The Cat's Quizzer | 1976 | Random House |
| The Cat in the Hat asks the reader many funny and sometimes silly questions. | ||
| I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! | 1978 | Random House |
| The Cat in the Hat shows a Young Cat how much fun and knowledge can come from reading. | ||
| Oh Say Can You Say? | 1979 | Random House |
| A collection of 25 tongue-twisters, designed to be fun to read aloud. | ||
| Hunches in Bunches | 1982 | Random House |
| A boy is visited by strange creatures called "hunches" that give him different ideas and choices. | ||
| The Butter Battle Book | 1984 | Random House |
| This story is about two groups, the Yooks and the Zooks, who argue over how to butter bread. This leads to them creating bigger and bigger weapons. | ||
| You're Only Old Once! | 1986 | Random House |
| An old man goes through a medical clinic and sees how silly some of the procedures are. | ||
| I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! | 1987 | Random House |
| A boy decides he will stay in bed no matter what, even when the U.S. Marines show up! | ||
| The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough | 1987 | Random House |
| This book is a collection of Dr. Seuss's early writings and cartoons. | ||
| Oh, the Places You'll Go! | 1990 | Random House |
| This was Dr. Seuss's last book published before he passed away. It's about life's journey and its challenges. | ||
Books Published After His Death
Theodor Geisel also wrote some books that were published after he passed away, still under the name Dr. Seuss.
| Title | Year | Published By | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy-Head Mayzie | 1995 | Random House | |
| A schoolgirl named Mayzie suddenly grows a bright yellow daisy from her head. This makes her famous, but she starts to miss her normal life. | |||
| Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! | 1996 | Random House | |
| This is an alphabet book with new parts and changes. | |||
| My Many Colored Days | 1996 | Alfred A. Knopf | |
| Written in 1973, this rhyming story describes each day with a different color, linked to a specific feeling. | |||
| The Big Green Book of Beginner Books | 1997 | Random House | |
| This book combines several of Dr. Seuss's early and later Beginner Books. | |||
| Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! | 1997 | Life Favors/Random House | |
| This story is meant to be read to babies, showing them all the creatures and adventures they will meet. It's like a "baby" version of Oh! The Places You'll Go!. | |||
| Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! | 1998 | Random House | |
| This story is about a school that students love because of its many unique teachers. It was finished by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Lane Smith. | |||
| Your Favorite Seuss | 2004 | Random House | |
| This book contains a collection of a dozen classic Dr. Seuss stories. | |||
| The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories | 2011 | Random House | |
| This book gathers seven stories that were first published in Redbook magazine between 1948 and 1959. | |||
| My Big Book of Beginner Books about Me | 2011 | Random House | |
| This book includes some of his works that were collaborations with others. | |||
| Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories | 2014 | Random House | |
| This book contains four more stories that were originally published in Redbook magazine from 1950 to 1955. | |||
| The Big Orange Book of Beginner Books | 2015 | Random House | |
| This book combines several of Dr. Seuss's Bright and Early Books and other Beginner Books. | |||
| What Pet Should I Get? | 2015 | Random House | |
| This story was written between 1958 and 1962. It features the same brother and sister from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. The manuscript and drawings were found in 2013. | |||
| The Big Aqua Book of Beginner Books | 2017 | Random House | |
| This book includes some of his collaborative works. | |||
| Dr. Seuss's Book of Animals | 2018 | Random House | |
| This is a special Bright and Early Book about animals, illustrated by Dr. Seuss. | |||
| Dr. Seuss's Book of Colors | 2018 | Random House | |
| Dr. Seuss's 123 | 2019 | Random House | |
| Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum | 2019 | Random House | |
| A horse guides a group of students through an art museum. This book was illustrated by Andrew Joyner. | |||
Books by Other Names
Geisel also wrote books under the pen name Theo. LeSieg (which is Geisel spelled backward!). He also wrote one book as Rosetta Stone. These books were written by him but illustrated by other artists.
| Title | Year | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Apples Up On Top! | 1961 | Roy McKie |
| Three animals—a lion, a dog, and a tiger—have fun piling apples on their heads. This was the first Dr. Seuss book published under a different name. | ||
| I Wish That I Had Duck Feet | 1965 | B Tobey |
| A boy wishes he had different animal body parts and imagines funny ways to use them. | ||
| Come over to My House | 1966 2016 |
Richard Erdoes Katie Kath |
| This book shows different types of homes where children around the world live. | ||
| The Eye Book | 1968 1999 |
Roy McKie Joe Mathieu |
| I Can Write! A Book by Me, Myself | 1971 | Roy McKie |
| This was the first special Bright and Early Book. | ||
| In a People House | 1972 | Roy McKie |
| A mouse shows a bird all the interesting things you can find in a regular home. | ||
| Wacky Wednesday | 1974 | George Booth |
| This story follows a kid as he deals with a very unusual and "wacky" day. | ||
| The Many Mice of Mr. Brice a.k.a. The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice |
1974 | Roy McKie |
| Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? | 1975 | Roy McKie |
| Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! | 1976 2006 |
Charles E. Martin Scott Nash |
| The narrator invites all his friends to a party, except for Hooper Humperdink, but then changes his mind. | ||
| Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! | 1977 | Art Cummings |
| Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet! | 1980 2020 |
Michael J. Smollin Kelly Kennedy |
| This book introduces readers to many different types of jobs and careers. | ||
| The Tooth Book | 1981 2000 |
Roy McKie Joe Mathieu |
| This book shows people and animals with teeth and explains how important it is to take care of them. | ||
| Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!! | 1975 | Michael K. Frith |
| A bug sneezes, which starts a chain reaction of bigger and bigger events, almost causing chaos in a whole town. Geisel wrote this book as Rosetta Stone. | ||
Dr. Seuss on Screen and Stage
Besides his books, Dr. Seuss's stories have been made into many films, TV shows, and stage plays. He also helped create some short films himself.
Movies Based on His Books
| # | Title | Release date | Production company | Distributor(s) | Rotten Tomatoes | Budget | Gross |
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| 1 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | November 17, 2000 | Imagine Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 51% | $123 million | $345.1 million |
| 2 | The Cat in the Hat | November 21, 2003 | Universal Pictures (United States) DreamWorks Pictures (International) |
9% | $109 million | $133.9 million | |
| 3 | Horton Hears a Who! | March 14, 2008 | Blue Sky Studios | 20th Century Fox | 79% | $85 million | $297.1 million |
| 4 | The Lorax | March 2, 2012 | Illumination Entertainment | Universal Pictures | 53% | $70 million | $348.8 million |
| 5 | The Grinch | November 9, 2018 | 59% | $75 million | $270.6 million | ||
| TBA | The Cat in the Hat | TBA | Warner Animation Group | Warner Bros. | – | – | – |
Musicals
| # | Title | First Production Year | Music | Lyrics |
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| 1 | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical | 1994 | Mel Marvin | Timothy Mason |
| 2 | Seussical | 2000 | Stephen Flaherty | Lynn Ahrens |
| 3 | The Lorax | 2018 | Charlie Fink | Charlie Fink |
Television Shows and Specials
TV Specials
| # | Title | Release date | Director | Studio | Network |
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| 1 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | December 18, 1966 | Chuck Jones | MGM Animation/Visual Arts | CBS |
| 2 | Horton Hears a Who! | March 19, 1970 | |||
| 3 | The Cat in the Hat | March 10, 1971 | Hawley Pratt | DePatie-Freleng | |
| 4 | The Lorax | February 14, 1972 | |||
| 5 | Dr. Seuss on the Loose | October 15, 1973 | |||
| 6 | The Hoober-Bloob Highway | February 19, 1975 | Alan Zaslove | ||
| 7 | Halloween Is Grinch Night | October 29, 1977 | Gerard Baldwin | ABC | |
| 8 | Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? | May 2, 1980 | |||
| 9 | The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat | May 20, 1982 | Bill Perez | Marvel Productions | |
| 10 | The Butter Battle Book (final TV special released in Dr. Seuss's lifetime) |
November 13, 1989 | Ralph Bakshi | Bakshi Animation | TNT |
| 11 | Daisy-Head Mayzie | February 5, 1995 | Tony Collingwood | Hanna-Barbera |
TV Series
| # | Title | Premiere date | End date | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (only TV series aired in Dr. Seuss's lifetime) |
1956 | 1957 | CBS |
| 2 | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss | October 13, 1996 | December 28, 1998 | Nickelodeon |
| 3 | Gerald McBoing-Boing | August 22, 2005 | November 28, 2007 | Cartoon Network (US) Teletoon (Canada) |
| 4 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | September 6, 2010 | March 8, 2019 | PBS Kids (US) CITV/Tiny Pop (UK) Treehouse TV/CBC Kids (Canada) |
| 5 | Green Eggs and Ham | November 8, 2019 | present | Netflix |
Video Games
Many Dr. Seuss books have also been turned into fun video games!
- Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (1984)
- Dr. Seuss's ABC (1995)
- Green Eggs and Ham (1996)
- The Cat in the Hat (1997)
- Dr. Seuss Toddler (1999)
- Dr. Seuss Preschool (1999)
- Dr. Seuss Kindergarten (1999)
- Dr. Seuss Reading (1999)
- The Grinch (2000)
- Green Eggs and Ham (2003)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- The Cat in the Hat (2005)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007) – Nintendo DS
Books No Longer Published
On March 2, 2021, which is Dr. Seuss's birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises decided to stop publishing six of his books. This was because they contained pictures that were seen as unfair or hurtful to certain groups of people. The six books are And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. Another book, The Cat in the Hat, also received some comments, but it was not stopped from being published.
This discussion about the books had been going on for some years. For example, the National Education Association's "Read Across America Day" started to focus on books by and about people of color in 2017, moving away from only Seuss's books. A professor named Philip Nel wrote a book in 2014 that talked about some of the pictures in Dr. Seuss books and the need for more diverse stories for children.
- University of California San Diego's register of the materials in their Dr Seuss collection, detailing many of his works not published in (separate) books. [1]
- A (possibly incomplete) list of illustrated short stories Seuss published in Redbook Magazine in the 1950s. [2]
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