Dr. Seuss is the pen name of the celebrated American author, poet, and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel, who is best known for his popular children's books. He has also written under the pen names Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone. Dr. Seuss's books have been translated into over 45 languages, and hundreds of millions of copies have been sold worldwide. His work has had a significant impact on children's literature, and he has won numerous awards, including Caldecott Honors, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904. He attended Dartmouth College, where he served as editor of the college's humor magazine, the Jack-O-Lantern. After graduating, he went on to Oxford University with the intention of acquiring a doctorate in literature. However, he returned to the United States before completing his degree and began working as a writer and cartoonist for various magazines. He also created advertisements for companies such as Flit and Standard Oil, which gained him national exposure.
In 1936, Geisel wrote his first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was initially rejected by 43 publishers. However, it was eventually published in 1937 and went on to moderate success. During World War II, Geisel joined the army and served in Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit, where he wrote documentaries and created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing, which won him an Oscar. In 1954, Life magazine published a report on illiteracy among school children, which inspired Geisel's publisher to ask him to write a book using a list of 250 important words. The result was The Cat in the Hat, which was an instant success. Geisel's wife, Helen Palmer Geisel, died in 1967, and he married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died in 1991.
Horton the Elephant Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Horton Hatches the Egg
1940
2
Horton Hears a Who!
1954
The Cat in the Hat Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Cat in the Hat
1957
2
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
1958
3
The Cat in the Hat Songbook
1967
4
The Cat's Quizzer
1976
5
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
1978
Picture Books (with Theo LeSieg, with Rosetta Stone)
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Title
Year
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1
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
1937
2
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
1938
3
The Seven Lady Godivas
1939
4
The King's Stilts
1939
5
McElligot's Pool
1947
6
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
1948
7
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
1949
8
If I Ran the Zoo
1950
9
Scrambled Eggs Super!
1953
10
On Beyond Zebra!
1955
11
If I Ran the Circus
1956
12
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1957
13
Happy Birthday to You!
1959
14
Green Eggs and Ham
1960
15
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
1960
16
Ten Apples Up on Top!
1961
17
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1962
18
Hop on Pop
1963
19
Dr. Seuss's ABC
1963
20
Fox in Socks
1965
21
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
1965
22
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
1965
23
Come over to My House
1966
24
The Foot Book
1968
25
The Eye Book
1968
26
My Book about Me
1969
27
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
1970
28
The Lorax
1971
29
I Can Write!
1971
30
In a People House
1972
31
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
1972
32
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff )
1973
33
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1973
34
There's a Wocket in my Pocket!
1974
35
Great Day for Up
1974
36
The Many Mice of Mr. Brice
1974
37
Wacky Wednesday
1974
38
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?
1975
39
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO!
1975
40
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
1975
41
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him!
1976
42
Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!
1977
43
Oh Say Can You Say?
1979
44
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet!
1980
45
Hunches in Bunches
1982
46
The Butter Battle Book
1984
47
The Tooth Book
1984
48
You're Only Old Once!
1986
49
I Am Not Going to Get up Today!
1987
50
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
1990
51
Daisy-Head Mayzie
1994
52
My Many Colored Days
1996
53
Seuss-isms
1997
54
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
1998
55
Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures
2008
56
What Was I Scared Of?
2009
57
Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks
2011
58
Sneetches on Beaches
2012
59
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book
2012
60
My, Oh My--A Butterfly!
2014
61
The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book
2014
62
What Pet Should I Get?
2015
63
Oh, the Places I'll Go!
2016
64
My Book About Christmas
2016
65
Happy Birthday to Me! by Me, Myself
2017
66
Gerald McBoing Boing
2017
67
Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3
2019
68
Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop!
2019
69
Dr. Seuss's People, Places, and Things
2019
70
Dr. Seuss's Oh, What I've Learned: Thanks to My Teachers!