Order of Dr. Seuss Books
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)
Publication Order of Children's Books
| I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thing One, Thing Two and the Leprechaun | (2022) | 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 / The Zax | (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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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