Dr. Seuss Books In Order

Horton the Elephant Books In Publication Order

  1. Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
  2. Horton Hears a Who! (1954)

The Cat in the Hat Books In Publication Order

  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 In Publication Order

  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 Humperd*ink…? 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)

Children’s Books In Publication Order

  1. I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself (1970)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

  1. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)
  2. The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)
  3. A Hatful of Seuss (1967)
  4. I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories (1969)
  5. The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough (1987)
  6. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories (2011)
  7. Dr. Seuss on the Loose (2011)
  8. A Who’s Who of the Dr. Seuss Crew (2013)
  9. Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories (2014)

Horton the Elephant Book Covers

The Cat in the Hat Book Covers

Picture Book Covers

Children’s Book Covers

Short Story Collections Book Covers

Dr. Seuss Books Overview

Horton Hatches the Egg

Everyone laughs when Horton the Elephant offers to sit on Mayzie bird’s egg while she goes on holiday. Horton’s kindness and faithfulness are sorely tested when he, and the egg, are kidnapped and sold to a circus but his reward for being faithful is more wonderful than he could ever have dreamed! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr Seuss’s best selling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton the kindly elephant has his work cut out saving the tiny Whos who live on a speck of dust no one else believes they are there! But Horton eventually convinces everyone that ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small’! With a special jacket to tie in with the brand new animated movie from 20th Century Fox. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. To celebrate 20th Century Fox’s brand new animated feature, HarperCollins is proud to publish one of Dr Seuss’s best loved books. This is a Yellow Back Book, for older, more fluent readers to enjoy.

The Cat in the Hat

Combined with a paperback edition of the original book, this audio cassette tape brings Dr. Seuss’s best loved work to life with specially composed music, wacky sound effects and the inimitable voice of Adrian Edmondson of The Young Ones fame. Guaranteed to make learning to read fun! One of four redesigned audio packs, this title forms part of HarperCollins’ major Seuss rebrand programme. Consisting of 17 best selling titles, the May 2002 rebrand range includes such perennial paperback favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks, along with two board books and a paperback bind up.

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

To celebrate the ‘Seussentennial’ the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dr. Suess here is a special paperback comprising two of the good Doctor’s best loved tales: The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. When the Cat in the Hat steps on the mat, Sally and her brother are in for a roller coaster ride of sheer mayhem! Brought together for the first time in paperback, these are two of Dr. Seuss’s best known and loved tales, featuring feline anarchy aplenty. Children will love the rhyme and repetition, while adults will delight in the infectious humour of the ever exuberant Cat and his team of helpers. The book comes complete with a special Cat bookmark.

The Cat in the Hat Songbook

This classically wacky songbook contains 19 Seuss songs for the beginning singer. There are lively songs like ‘Plinker Plunker’ and ‘The No Laugh Race,’ bedtime songs like ‘Lullaby for Mr. Benjamin B. Bickelbaum,’ and just plain silly songs like ‘Cry a Pint.’ With a sturdy binding that opens flat for easy use, and simple piano and guitar arrangements, The Cat in the Hat Songbook is truly something to sing about!

The Cat’s Quizzer

The Cat in the Hat challenges readers with seemingly silly questions: Do pineapples grow on pine or apple trees? Do roosters sleep on their backs or sides? Kids will pick up a host of oddball facts, have fun juggling sense and nonsense, and exercise their imaginations.

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go’. In this delightful book, Dr. Seuss celebrates the joys of reading, encouraging young children to take pride in their budding reading abilities. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss’s best selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut belongs to the Green Back Book range.

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

‘A plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street grows into a story that no one can beat!’ In this delightful tale, Young Marco allows his imagination to run riot as he travels home from school one day, to the extent that a horse and cart is soon transformed into a chaotic carnival of colourful creatures. This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street belongs to the Green Back Book range.

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

A read aloud telling what happened when Bartholomew couldn’t take his hat off before the king. ‘A lovely bit of tom foolery which keeps up the suspense and surprise until the last page.’ The New York Times.

The King’s Stilts

Every afternoon King Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious tale.

McElligot’s Pool

Who knows what fantastic fish might swim in McElligot’s Pool! ‘Rare and wonderful imaginings are told in the author artist’s inimitable rhyme and are shown in hilariously funny pictures.’ Booklist.

Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose

Thidwick the big hearted moose is happy his antlers ‘can be of some use’ to a menagerie of animals who move in and make themselves at home. ‘A host has to put up with all kinds of pests. For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.’ With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss’s best selling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when Oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

If I Ran the Zoo

If I Ran the Zoo welcomes yong readers to the crazy world of Gerald McGrew, who dreams of transforming his local zoo into a madcap menagerie of wierd and wonderful beasts. His New Zoo, McGrew Zoo would be ‘better than Noah’s whole Ark’, with an amazing array of animals, ranging from the incredible Thwerll, whose legs are snarled up in a terrible snerl, to the family of Joats, whose feet are like cows’ but wear squirrel skin coats! This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. If I Ran the Zoo belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.

Scrambled Eggs Super!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The story of Peter T. Hooper’s search for different, exciting eggs and his new recipe for scrambled eggs

On Beyond Zebra!

In this rip roaring story a young boy delights in explaining how his alphabet starts where our alphabet ends. Carrying on beyond Z for zebra, we find letter Yuzz for Yuzz a ma Tuzz, and Glikk as in Glikker, who lives in wild weeds and spends his time juggling with cinnamon seeds! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss’s best selling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.

If I Ran the Circus

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A young boy imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts he will have for his greatest of all circuses.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

This classic Seussian tale tells the story of the disgruntled Grinch and his fiendish attempts to steal Christmas from the citizens of Who ville. With wacky rhymes and zany illustrations from the master himself, it has been a seasonal favourite with young readers for over 40 years. Now a blockbuster movie by Universal Pictures starring the irrepressible Jim Carrey of The Mask and The Truman Story fame, directed by Ron Howard Apollo 13 and Happy Days, and scripted by the writers of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The video is also available. /Content /EditorialReview EditorialReview Source Amazon. com Review /Source Content You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. But are you rotten enough to ruin Whoville’s Christmas Whobilation this year, even after Cindy Lou Who nominates you to be the Cheermeister of the event? Based on Dr. Seuss’s wacky and wonderful classic picture book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the motion picture screenplay of the same name, this novelization elaborates on the story of a holiday gone awry. Little Cindy Lou Who, her cheerfully dopey dad, Lou Lou Who, her semi delinquent teenage brothers Stu and Drew Lou Who, the Martha Stewartesque Martha May Whovier, and the nastiest, most cynical, evil hearted Grinch around star in this Christmas comedy. Seventeen color photos from the film are included. Ages 8 to 12 Emilie Coulter

Happy Birthday to You!

Today is your birthday! Today you are you!…
There is no one alive that is you er than you!Six pages of rollicking pop ups animate this simple adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic. It’s the best of the best way to say…
Happy Birthday to You! From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss’s classic Green Eggs and Ham is now interactive for babies and toddlers in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original publication! I am Sam. Sam I am. Do you like Green Eggs and Ham? Babies and toddlers will love these green eggs! This irresistible interactive board book sports a plastic green egg for little ones to squeeze and spin. Kids can see their reflection in the mini mirror, press the yolk to make it squeak, and give the egg a whirl. They ll like green eggs just as much as Sam does! The Dr. Seuss Nursery Collection introduces the most beloved Dr. Seuss characters to the littlest of listeners. Based on Dr. Seuss s signature art and rollicking rhymes, each book introduces the most popular characters of the title on which it s based in a bold and simple format, which will engage babies and toddlers at each stage of development.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere. In this hilarious exploration of simple concepts such as colours, numbers and opposites, Dr. Seuss presents a crazy world of boxing Goxes and winking Yinks that drink pink ink! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss’s best selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish belongs to the Blue Back Book range.

Ten Apples Up on Top!

Learning to count has never been more fun than in this crazy tale of a dog, a lion and a tiger all showing off how many apples they can balance on their heads as they skip, walk the tightrope and roller skate their way through the book. This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Ten Apples Up On Top belongs to the Green Back Book range.

Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Tells, in verse, what happens when all ninety nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.

Hop on Pop

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, such as Hop and Pop, Cup and Pup, Mouse and House, Tall and Small. And once they have learned to recognize one word, children soon find to their delight they can read another simply by changing the first letter. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss’s best selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Hop on Pop belongs to the Blue Back Book range.

Dr. Seuss’s ABC

The Cat in the Hat proudly presents this fun filled flap book based on Dr. Seuss’ ABC. Children will have lots of fun while they learn the alphabet the Dr. Seuss way! The ever popular Cat in the Hat brings us the alphabet as only he can! This fabulous ABC flap book is bursting with bold, bright colours, crazy characters and wacky rhymes. By lifting the flaps and looking at the pictures, young children will have fun while they learn all about letters from A to Z.

Fox in Socks

In this hilarious book, the irrepressible Fox in Socks teaches a baffled Mr. Knox some of the slickest, quickest tongue twisters in town. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss’s best selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Fox in Socks belongs to the Green Back Book range.

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

As our hero struggles to reach the city of Solla Sollew, where they never have troubles, at least very few, we realise that it’s better to face up to life’s problems than to try to run away from them!With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss’s best selling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet

What would life be like if you had feet like a duck, or horns like a deer, a whale spout on your head, or a long, long nose? In this crazy tale a small boy imagines all these things, only to decide in the end that perhaps it’s better to be ‘ME’ after all. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet belongs to the Green Back Book range.

The Foot Book

Small feet, big feet, here come pig feet and more! Slip off your shoes and kick up your heels with Dr. Seuss’s classic The Foot Book, now with funtastic flaps and lots of stickers! All the fun and charm of the original book is here in this interactive version about all the different feet there are to meet.

The Eye Book

Our eyes see flies. Our eyes see ants. Sometimes they see pink underpants. Oh, say can you see? Dr. Seuss’s hilarious ode to eyes gives little ones a whole new appreciation for all the wonderful things to be seen!

My Book about Me

Encourages children to find out about themselves, while having fun writing and drawing their own biographies.

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Co*ck a doodle doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can do them too! This fabulous book is ideal for teaching young children all about noises! This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?? and Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?? belongs to the Blue Back Book range.

The Lorax

A new edition of the classic story from Dr Seuss’s much loved The Lorax. Ideal for children learning to read on their own. ‘Mister!’ he said with a sawdusty sneeze, ‘I am The Lorax. I speak for the trees.’ In this haunting fable about the dangers of destroying our forests and woodlands, the long suffering Lorax struggles to save all the Truffula Trees from the wicked Once ler’s axe. A hilarious story with typical zany humour and silly rhymes, that packs a punch with its ecological message without feeling heavy handed or worthy.

In a People House

When a spunky mouse invites a passing bird to see what’s inside a People House, chaos ensues while beginning readers learn the names of 65 common household items and that people are generally not pleased to find mice and birds in their houses! A super simple, delightfully silly introduction to objects around the home from none other than Dr. Seuss!From the Hardcover edition.

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Suggests in rhyme a number of ways for Marvin K. Mooney to travel, as long as he gets going now!

The Shape of Me and Other Stuff )

‘The shape of you, the shape of me, the shape of everything I see..’ In this board book featuring bright new colors and the original whimsical text, Dr. Seuss introduces the concept of shapes to babies and toddlers.

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

In this hilarious tale of mishap and misadventure, Dr. Seuss reminds us that there is always someone, somewhere, worse off than ourselves. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?? belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!

With a host of crazy crackpot creatures, from wockets in pockets to waskets in baskets, this hilarious books helps young children set off on the road to reading. This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all time favourites as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. There’s a Wocket in my Pocket! belongs to the Blue Back Book range.

Great Day for Up

Illus. in full color. The meanings of ‘up’ are conveyed with merry verse and illustrations in a happy book that celebrates the joy of life.

The Many Mice of Mr. Brice

The talents and traits of 26 amazing mice are revealed in a Seussian cornucopia of flaps, pop ups, add ons, pull tabs, and acetate on lays that explore the concepts of letters, size, color, time, and word recognition.

Wacky Wednesday

Just how wacky can a Wednesday get? With shoes on the wall, tortoises in trees, pigs without legs and teachers on roller skates, children will have lots of fun counting all the wacky things they can find on each spread of this entertaining book. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss’s best selling books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Green Back book.

Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?

Dr. Seuss muses on a variety of wild and wacky options for young children to consider Would they rather be a bullfrog or a butterfly? A minnow or a whale? A hammer or a nail? In making their choice, children will enjoy matching the words to the pictures. This title belongs to the Bright and Early Beginner Book series, developed by Dr. Seuss especially for ‘Beginning Beginners’ preschool children on the threshhold of learning to read. Using an exuberant combination of bright, bold pictures and rhythmic rhyme, Dr. Seuss introduces simple stories and concepts, adding a large helping of zany humour to help the youngest child make the all important connection between word and picture. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo. LeSieg, The Eye Book is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author Dr. Seuss himself!

Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO!

When a little bug sneezes a riot breaks out as one accident leads to another, and another! until the whole town is caught up in the ensuing chaos. Young readers will delight in this action packed tale of mishaps and mayhem! This title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and off the wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage even the most reluctant child to learn to read. Originally published under the pseudonym of Rosetta Stone, Because A Little Bug Went Ka Choo! is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author Dr. Seuss himself!

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

From dreamy thoughts about colour to fantastic notions on left and right, this surreal book encourages young children to let their imaginations run riot and think up all kinds of weird and wonderful things. This delightful Beginner Book now joins 16 of Dr. Seuss’ most popular works in the Classic Collection series, which also contains The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks and Green Eggs and Ham. With Dr. Seuss’ usual measure of riotous rhyme and wacky illustrations it will encourage even the most reluctant child to learn to read. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Oh the Thinks You Can Think! belongs to the Green Back Book range.

Hooper Humperd*ink…? Not Him!

From Alice and Abe to Zeb and Zipper, an alphabetical array of guests turns out for the biggest birthday party ever. But Hooper Humperd*ink isn’t on the guest list! Young readers will enjoy finding out why in this extravaganza of names from A to Z. This title belongs to the Bright and Early Beginner Book series, developed by Dr. Seuss especially for ‘Beginning Beginners’ preschool children on the threshhold of learning to read. Using an exuberant combination of bright, bold pictures and rhythmic rhyme, Dr. Seuss introduces simple stories and concepts, adding a large helping of zany humour to help the youngest child make the all important connection between word and picture. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo LeSieg, Hooper Humperd*ink…? Not Him! is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author Dr. Seuss himself!

Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!

If you want a green kangaroo, a skateboard TV or a Jeep a Fly kite just wait till the first of Octember. This delightful exercise in wish fulfilment introduces children to the months of the year and the idea that they may not always get what they want! This title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and off the wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage even the most reluctant child to learn to read. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo. LeSieg, Please Try to Remember the First of Octember is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author Dr. Seuss himself!

Oh Say Can You Say?

Illus. in full color. A collection of 24 silly verse tongue twisters. ‘Theusual Dr. Seuss fun shines through.’ School Library Journal..

Maybe You Should Fly a Jet!

What do you want to do when you grow up? A ticket taker! a pizza maker!? A wrestler, a writer or maybe a waiter? A whole host of silly and sensible options dances before your eyes in this rhythmic, rhyming cavalcade of jobs. This title belongs to the highly acclaimed Beginner Book series developed by Dr. Seuss, in which the essential ingredients of rhyme, rhythm and repetition are combined with zany artwork and off the wall humour to create a range of books that will encourage even the most reluctant child to read. Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo LeSieg, Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet! is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author Dr. Seuss himself!

Hunches in Bunches

‘A little boy, trying to decide what to do, has all sorts of ideas presented to him by grinchy looking hunches who give good, bad and silly ideas. The book has Dr. Seuss’s bright, funny illustrations and rhymes.’ School Library Journal.

The Butter Battle Book

‘Dr. Seuss chronicles the feud between the Yooks and the Zooks from slingshots through sophisticated weaponry, until each side has the capacity to destroy the world. The language amuses, the drawings are zesty and humorous, and the demand for this book will be large.’ School Library Journal. ‘Provocative, packs an allegorical punch. The parade of increasingly elaborate and ridiculous armaments makes a telling point.’ Booklist.

The Tooth Book

Teeth they come in handy when you chew or smile! In Dr. Seuss’s hilarious ode to teeth, little ones will laugh out loud as they find out all the things teeth can do and how to take care of them so they last a lifetime! All the fun and charm of the original book are in this new board book version for the youngest readers.

You’re Only Old Once!

If laughter is the best medicine, then You re Only Old Once! is a delightful new defense against aging. Anyone who has ever submitted to a battery of medical tests will empathize with Dr. Seuss’s Everyman as we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic. From the initial Eyesight and Solvency Test through all the stops along Stethoscope Row to finally being properly pilled and properly billed, Dr. Seuss lightens the aches and pains of growing old with his inimitable wit and wisdom. A perfect gift for anyone over 50!From the Hardcover edition.

I Am Not Going to Get up Today!

‘A rhyming story that is full of laughs. ‘The alarm can ring. The birds can peep…
. Today’s the day I’m going to sleep,’ says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed and he does! The repetition of concepts and words will keep children turning the pages, as will the energetic drawings. A sure draw for early readers.’ Booklist.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

In this classic Seussian tale, the good doctor primes his readers against all the little mishaps and misadventures that can befall even the best of us from bang ups and hang ups to lurches and slumps encouraging us to take life in our stride! Now in picture book format. This title is perfect for reading with children and as a gift for any life changing occasion such as graduation, changing or leaving school etc. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.

Daisy-Head Mayzie

When a daisy suddenly sprouts from the top of Mayzie McGrew’s head, she isfaced with her classmates’ taunts, her parents’ dismay, and a publicity agent’sgreed. How poor Mayzie learns that love is more important than fame and fortunemakes an endearing morality tale for our time and for all ages. Narrated bythe Cat in the Hat, Daisy Head Mayzie is vintage Seuss!

My Many Colored Days

Illustrated in full color. Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Seuss wrote in 1973, is a letter outlining his hopes of finding ‘a great color artist who will not be dominated by me.’ The late Dr. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the ‘first book ever to be based on beautiful illustrations and sensational color.’ The quest for an artist has finally ended after the manuscript languished for more than two decades at the paint brushes of husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher whose stunning, expressive paintings reveal such striking images as a bright red horse kicking its heels, a cool and quiet green fish, a sad and lonely purple dinosaur, and an angrily howling black wolf. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book does for the range of human moods and emotions what Oh, the Places You’ll Go! does for the human life cycle. Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings. With Johnson and Fancher’s atmospheric, large scale paintings bursting off the pages, Dr. Seuss’s vision is brought to life. This rare and beautiful book is bound to appeal to both the innocent young and the most sophisticated seniors.

Seuss-isms

The simple but sage words of Dr. Seuss have helped many a child and grownup along the complicated road of life. For those who need reminders, here is a collection of some of the good doctor’s wisest and wittiest sayings, on subjects as varied as ‘Equality and Justice’ and ‘Facing Up to Adversity’ to ‘The Art of Eating’ and ‘The First Nerd’! A perfect gift for all occasions, ideal for sharing among generations now with a ‘gift tag’ on the jacket flap for consumers to personalize!

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

Started by Dr. Seuss, finished by Jack Prelutsky, and illustrated by Lane Smith, Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! is a joyous ode to individuality starring unsinkable teacher Miss Bonkers and the quirky Diffendoofer School which must prove it has taught its students how to think or have them sent to dreary Flobbertown. Included is an introduction by Dr. Seuss’s longtime editor explaining how the book came to be and reproductions of Dr. Seuss’s original pencil sketches and hand printed notes for the book a true find for all Seuss collectors! Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith pay homage to the Good Doctor in their own distinctive ways, the result of which is the union of three one of a kind voices in a brand new, completely original book that is greater than the sum of its parts. For all of us who will never forget our school days and that special teacher, here is a book to give and to get.

What Was I Scared Of?

Dr. Seuss in a glowing new format!What were we waiting for? We ve taken the classic Dr. Seuss short story What Was I Scared Of?? from The Sneetches and Other Stories, added glow in the dark ink, and created the ultimate just slightly spooky read for slumber parties and perusal by flashlight! Perfect for Halloween, this splendidly silly story about a narrator terrorized by an empty pair of pants which happens to be equally terrified of the narrator works perfectly well the rest of the year, too, delivering a timeless message about fear and tolerance to boot. Scaredy pants of all ages will quiver with delight!From the Hardcover edition.

Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks

Knox in box. Fox in socks. Knox on fox in socks in box. This latest addition to the Dr. Seuss Nursery Collection will tickle tongues and fingers. Selected tongue twisters from Dr. Seuss’s classic Fox in Socks with touch and feel tabs let children touch the fluffy chick, the scratchy brick, the sticky blue goo, and more in this sturdy board book! Playful rhymes and interactive elements make this a perfect book for children and adults to share.

My, Oh My–A Butterfly!

With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small miracle in their own backyard the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers will find out how butterflies see thousands of images at once, drink nectar from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size, shape, and color. Readers will also follow the amazing migration of millions of monarchs.

Gerald McBoing Boing

They say it all started when Gerald was two That’s the age kids start talking least, most of them do. Well, when he started talking, you know what he said?He didn t talk words he went boing boing instead!So goes the hilarious tale of a boy who was a little bit different a tale that only Dr. Seuss could create. Based on the Academy Award winning motion picture!

I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself

Budding artistes and Seuss fans will be delighted to get their hands on this newly reissued backlist classic now with with four primary color crayons blister packed to the front cover! The 18 full color drawings in I Can Draw It Myself by Me, Myself are unfinished. Some are missing small things, like feet or fingers or noses or toes. Some are missing big things, like the whole front of a Hamika Snamik Bamika Bunt. It’s up to the reader to add what is missing. So whether kids are beginner or advanced colorers, there’s something here for all skill levels. Perfect for rainy days or traveling, this is one book kids are supposed to draw all over!

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

In this hilarious book, featuring three timeless fables, Dr. Seuss explores the pitfalls of growing too big for your boots! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins’ major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book and Yertle the Turtle boast bright new covers that incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.

The Sneetches and Other Stories

The Star Bellied Sneetches have bellies with Stars, but the Plain Bellied Sneetches have none upon thars! Rivalries rocket when Sylvester McMonkey McBean steps in to prey on their prejudices, but in the end we realise that prejudice is nothing more than a rediculous waste of time. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss’s best selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. The Sneetches and Other Stories belongs to the Yellow Back Book range.

A Hatful of Seuss

Come join us for the celebration of the Cat’s fortieth birthday. Followingthe stunning success of Six by Seuss, which has sold over 734,000copies, is the delightful debut of A Hatful of Seuss 304 pages ofwonderfully nonsensical vintage material. This elegant bind up copy consists ofcomplete versions of: Bartholomew and the Oobleck, If I Ran theZoo, Horton Hears a Who, The Sneetches and Other Stories, andDr. Seuss’s Sleep Book. An exceptional gift to give and receive, AHatful of Seuss is being offered as a full selection by TheBook of the Month Club adult for Christmas 1996.

I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories

Pride and over confidence may take many forms. Dr. Seuss deals with them humorously in three very funny, off beat stories about a 30 tiger challenge, the folly of the cats of Katzen Stein and the terrible consequences of thunking a Glunk. Ages 3

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

It’s the literary equivalent of buried treasure! The audiobook edition features a cast of celebrity narrators who bring these stories to life. Readers include:THE BIPPOLO SEED, narrated by Neil Patrick HarrisTHE RABBIT, THE BEAR, AND THE ZINNIGA ZANNIGA, narrated by Anjelica HustonGUSTAV, THE GOLDFISH, narrated by Jason LeeTADD AND TODD, narrated by Joan CusackSTEAK, FOR SUPPER, narrated by Edward HerrmannTHE STRANGE SHIRT SPOT, narrated by William H. MacyTHE GREAT HENRY McBRIDE, narrated by Peter DinklageSeuss scholar/collector Charles D. Cohen has hunted down seven rarely seen stories by Dr. Seuss. Originally published in magazines between 1950 and 1951, they include ‘The Bear, the Rabbit, and the Zinniga Zanniga ‘ about a rabbit who is saved from a bear with a single eyelash!; ‘Gustav the Goldfish’ an early, rhymed version of the Beginner Book A Fish Out of Water; ‘Tadd and Todd’ a tale passed down via photocopy to generations of twins; ‘Steak for Supper’ about fantastic creatures who follow a boy home in anticipation of a steak dinner; ‘The Bippolo Seed’ in which a scheming feline leads an innocent duck to make a bad decision; ‘The Strange Shirt Spot’ the inspiration for the bathtub ring scene in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back; and ‘The Great Henry McBride’ about a boy whose far flung career fantasies are only bested by those of the real Dr. Seuss himself. In an introduction to the collection, Cohen explains the significance these seven stories have, not only as lost treasures, but as transitional stories in Dr. Seuss’s career. With a color palette that has been enhanced beyond the limitations of the original magazines in which they appeared, this is a collection of stories that no Seuss fan whether scholar or second grader will want to miss!

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