Dr. Seuss is the pen name of American author, poet and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991). During his career, he wrote nearly 50 children’s books full of imaginative characters and memorable rhymes. He also wrote under the pen names Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone. Several of his books were adapted into animated shorts and even live action films. Among the characters he created were The Cat in the Hat, The Grinch, The Lorax, Horton (of “Hears a Who” fame) and many more.

Dr. Seuss’ first book was And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, published in 1937. Below is a list of Dr. Seuss’ books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Horton the Elephant Books

Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Cat in the Hat Books

The Cat in the Hat (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cat in the Hat Songbook (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cat's Quizzer (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

(with Theo LeSieg, Rosetta Stone)

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seven Lady Godivas (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The King's Stilts (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
McElligot's Pool (1947)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
If I Ran the Zoo (1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
If I Ran the Circus (1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Birthday to You! (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ten Apples Up on Top! (By: Theo LeSieg) (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hop on Pop (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fox in Socks (1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (By: Theo LeSieg) (1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Come over to My House (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Foot Book (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Eye Book (By: Theo LeSieg) (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Book about Me (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lorax (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Can Write! (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In a People House (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff ) (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
There's a Wocket in my Pocket! (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Great Day for Up (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Many Mice of Mr. Brice (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wacky Wednesday (By: Theo LeSieg) (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (By: Theo LeSieg) (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! (By: Rosetta Stone) (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (By: Theo LeSieg) (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Oh Say Can You Say? (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunches in Bunches (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Butter Battle Book (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tooth Book (By: Theo LeSieg) (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
You're Only Old Once! (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Am Not Going to Get up Today! (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Daisy-Head Mayzie (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Many Colored Days (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seuss-isms (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Was I Scared Of? (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sneetches on Beaches (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My, Oh My--A Butterfly! (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Pet Should I Get? (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Oh, the Places I'll Go! (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Book About Christmas (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Happy Birthday to Me! by Me, Myself (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gerald McBoing Boing (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3 (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop! (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's People, Places, and Things (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss's Oh, What I've Learned: Thanks to My Teachers! (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Children's Books

I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Hatful of Seuss (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dr. Seuss on the Loose (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Who's Who of the Dr. Seuss Crew (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street is also known as A Story That No One Can Beat. The Many Mice of Mr. Brice is also known as The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice.

The books Ten Apples Up Top, I Wish That I Had Duck Feet, Come Over to My House, The Eye Book, I Can Write, In a People House, The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice, Wacky Wednesday, Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?, Hooper Humperdink…? Not Him!, Please Try to Remember the First of Octember, Maybe You Should Fly a Jet and The Tooth Book were all written under the pen name of Theo LeSieg. Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo was written under the pen name of Rosetta Stone. Most of these books would later be re-published under the name Dr. Seuss.

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  1. Vanita Sue (Waggoner) Forrest: 3 years ago

    I am 81 years old and enjoyed introducing my little nieces to Dr. Seuss in the 1960s and enjoyed each one myself as I shared it with my nieces, Margala,Lynda and Pam. Now I am about to begin sharing Dr. Seuss’ with my first Great Grandson Jackson. Thank you for such delightful fun to share and to inspire their imagination.
    Vanita Sue (Waggoner) Forrest

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