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Dr. Seuss Books in Order

95 books are credited to Dr. Seuss, published between 1937 and 2026; 31 of them appeared after Dr. Seuss's death in 1991. The first book is And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) and the newest is Sing the 50 United States! (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
95
Published
1937–2026
Confirmed
42 of 95 titles
Pages on record
3,379 in 63 of 95 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,379 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 63 of 95 titles with a page count on record.

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Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), an American children's author, illustrator, animator and cartoonist who adopted it as a Dartmouth College undergraduate. Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 60 books as Dr. Seuss, and sales passed 600 million copies by 1991. The catalogue lists 95 Dr. Seuss titles, beginning with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) and including Horton Hatches the Egg (1940) and Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949); releases continue after Geisel's death, through 2026. Stories in rhyme, nonsense verse and picture books dominate the subjects, and Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant are among the series.

Dr. Seuss was the pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel. His books have been adapted for television, film and stage, and are translated into more than 20 languages. Geisel's birthday, March 2, is marked as Read Across America Day. Some of his work has been criticized for racist themes.

How many Dr. Seuss books are there?

Dr. Seuss has 95 books, released between 1937 and 2026. 31 of them were published after Dr. Seuss's death in 1991. They include 4 series and 75 titles listed outside any series.

Dr. Seuss Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 95 Dr. Seuss books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss (1937)
  2. Cover of The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss (1938)
  3. Cover of The Seven Lady Godivas by Dr. Seuss (1939)
  4. Cover of The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss (1939)
  5. Cover of Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss, book 1 of the Horton the Elephant series (1940)
  6. Cover of McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss (1947)
  7. Cover of Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss (1948)
  8. Cover of Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss (1949)
  9. Cover of Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (1950)
  10. Cover of If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss (1950)
  11. Cover of If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss (1950)
  12. Cover of Gerald McBoing Boing by Dr. Seuss (1950)
  13. Cover of Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss (1953)
  14. Cover of Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss, book 2 of the Horton the Elephant series (1954)
  15. Cover of On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss (1955)
  16. Cover of The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, book 1 of the Cat in the Hat series (1957)
  17. Cover of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss (1957)
  18. Cover of The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss, book 2 of the Cat in the Hat series (1958)
  19. Cover of Happy Birthday to You! by Dr. Seuss (1959)
  20. Cover of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (1960)
  21. Cover of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (1960)
  22. Cover of The Sneetches and Other Stories / The Zax by Dr. Seuss (1961)
  23. Cover of Ten Apples Up on Top! (As: Theo LeSieg) by Dr. Seuss, book 16 of the Theo LeSieg Picture series (1961)
  24. Cover of Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss (1962)
  1. 1
    And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street1937 · 38 pages · confirmed 3/4
    193738
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  2. 2
    The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins1938 · 47 pages · confirmed 3/4
    193847
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  3. 3
    The Seven Lady Godivas1939 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    193980
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  4. 4
    The King's Stilts1939 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    193948
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  5. 5
    Horton Hatches the EggHorton the Elephant #11940 · 55 pages · confirmed 3/4
    194055
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  6. 6
    McElligot's Pool1947 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    194764
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  7. 7
    Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose1948 · 42 pages · confirmed 3/4
    194842
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  8. 8
    Bartholomew and the Oobleck1949 · confirmed 3/4
    1949–
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  9. 10
    If I Ran the Zoo1950 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195056
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  10. 11
    If I Ran the Circus1950 · 65 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195065
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  11. 12
    Gerald McBoing Boing1950 · 24 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195024
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  12. 13
    Scrambled Eggs Super!1953 · 54 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195354
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  13. 14
    Horton Hears a Who!Horton the Elephant #21954 · confirmed 3/4
    1954–
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  14. 15
    On Beyond Zebra!1955 · confirmed 3/4
    1955–
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  15. 16
    The Cat in the HatCat in the Hat #11957 · 61 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195761
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  16. 17
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas!1957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–
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  17. 18
    The Cat in the Hat Comes BackCat in the Hat #21958 · 61 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195861
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  18. 19
    Happy Birthday to You!1959 · confirmed 3/4
    1959–
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  19. 20
    Green Eggs and Ham1960 · 62 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196062
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  20. 21
    One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish1960 · 62 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196062
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  21. 23
    Ten Apples Up on Top! (As: Theo LeSieg)Theo LeSieg Picture #161961 · 59 pages · confirmed 2/4
    196159
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  22. 24
    Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book1962 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196264
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  23. 25
    Hop on Pop1963 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196364
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  24. 26
    Dr. Seuss's ABC1963 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196372
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  25. 27
    Fox in Socks1965 · confirmed 3/4
    1965–
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  26. 28
    I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew1965 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    196572
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  27. 29
    I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (As: Theo LeSieg)Theo LeSieg Picture #221965 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    196564
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  28. 30
    Come Over to My House (As: Theo LeSieg)Theo LeSieg Picture #231966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
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Dr. Seuss books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Theo LeSieg Picture in order

10 books
  1. 16. Ten Apples Up on Top! (As: Theo LeSieg)
  2. 22. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (As: Theo LeSieg)
  3. 23. Come Over to My House (As: Theo LeSieg)
  4. 25. The Eye Book (As: Theo LeSieg)
  5. 30. In a People House (As: Theo LeSieg)
  6. 37. Wacky Wednesday (As: Theo LeSieg)
  7. 38. Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (As: Theo LeSieg)
  8. 41. Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (As: Theo LeSieg)
  9. 44. Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! (As: Theo LeSieg)
  10. 47. The Tooth Book (As: Theo LeSieg)

Cat in the Hat in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Cat in the Hat
  2. 2. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
  3. 3. The Cat in the Hat Songbook
  4. 4. The Cat's Quizzer
  5. 5. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Dr. Seuss Children's in order

3 books
  1. 1. I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself
  2. 2. Who Are You, Sue Snue?
  3. 3. Thing One, Thing Two and the Leprechaun

Horton the Elephant in order

2 books
  1. 1. Horton Hatches the Egg
  2. 2. Horton Hears a Who!

Standalone books

75 books

75 Dr. Seuss titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Dr. Seuss Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Dr. Seuss books run from And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) to Sing the 50 United States! (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dr. Seuss in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Dr. Seuss books in order?

You only need to read Dr. Seuss books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dr. Seuss

Start with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dr. Seuss book?

Sing the 50 United States! (2026) is the newest Dr. Seuss book released so far.

Is there a new Dr. Seuss book coming?

No next Dr. Seuss book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Dr. Seuss has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Dr. Seuss. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Inkpot Award1991Won
  • Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards1984Won
  • Regina Medal1982Won
  • Children's Literature Legacy Award1980Won

Dr. Seuss at a glance

Died
Dr. Seuss died in 1991, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Dr. Seuss are still being published after Dr. Seuss's death in 1991; the newest appeared in 2026.
Release pace
Dr. Seuss books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,379 pages across the 63 of 95 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dr. Seuss books, 20 of 95, were published in the 1970s.

What the Dr. Seuss books are about

83 of the 95 Dr. Seuss books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: stories in rhyme is tagged on 48 of 83. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.