Dr. Seuss Reading Order
6 series · 103 books · Born March 2, 1904
Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Seuss Geisel, was a celebrated author renowned for his imaginative children's literature and distinctive rhyming style. Over his prolific career spanning from 1937 to 2026, he authored 103 books across six series, including beloved titles like Horton the Elephant and The Cat in the Hat. His contributions to children's storytelling have made a lasting impact, making him a cherished figure in literature.
Children's Series
Likely Complete3 books (1970–2022)
Start with I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself and read in order.
Horton the Elephant Series
Complete2 books (1940–1954)
Start with Horton Hatches the Egg and read in order.
Picture Series
Ongoing74 books (1937–2026)
Start with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, the first of 74 books in the Picture series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street 1937Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 1938Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The King's Stilts 1939Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Seven Lady Godivas 1939Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  McElligot's Pool 1947Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose 1948Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Bartholomew and the Oobleck 1949Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  If I Ran the Zoo 1950Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Scrambled Eggs Super! 1953Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  On Beyond Zebra! 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | If I Ran the Circus 1956Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1957Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Happy Birthday to You! 1959Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Green Eggs and Ham 1960Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 1960Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Ten Apples Up on Top!(As: Theo LeSieg) 1961Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 1962Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Dr. Seuss's ABC 1963Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Hop on Pop 1963Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Fox in Socks 1965Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew 1965Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  I Wish That I Had Duck Feet(As: Theo LeSieg) 1965Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Come Over to My House(As: Theo LeSieg) 1966Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  The Eye Book(As: Theo LeSieg) 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  The Foot Book 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  My Book about Me 1969Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 1970Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  I Can Write! 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  The Lorax 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  In a People House(As: Theo LeSieg) 1972Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! 1972Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 |  The Shape of Me and Other Stuff ) 1973Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  Great Day for Up 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  The Many Mice of Mr. Brice 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  There's a Wocket in my Pocket! 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 |  Wacky Wednesday(As: Theo LeSieg) 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 |  Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO!(By: Rosetta Stone) 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 |  Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?(As: Theo LeSieg) 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 |  Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him!(As: Theo LeSieg) 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 |  Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! 1977Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 |  Oh Say Can You Say? 1979Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  Maybe You Should Fly a Jet!(As: Theo LeSieg) 1980Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 |  Hunches in Bunches 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  The Butter Battle Book 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  The Tooth Book(As: Theo LeSieg) 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 |  You're Only Old Once! 1986Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 |  I Am Not Going to Get up Today! 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 50 |  Oh, the Places You'll Go! 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 51 |  Daisy-Head Mayzie 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 52 |  My Many Colored Days 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 53 |  Sneetches are Sneetches 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 54 |  Seuss-isms 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 55 |  Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 56 |  Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 57 |  What Was I Scared Of? 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 58 |  Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 59 |  Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 60 | Sneetches on Beaches 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 61 |  My, Oh My--A Butterfly! 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 62 |  The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 63 |  What Pet Should I Get? 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 64 |  My Book About Christmas 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 65 | Oh, the Places I'll Go! 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 66 |  Gerald McBoing Boing 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 67 |  Happy Birthday to Me! by Me, Myself 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 68 |  Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 69 |  Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop! 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 70 |  Dr. Seuss's People, Places, and Things 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 71 |  Dr. Seuss's Thankful Things 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 72 | Dr. Seuss's Oh, What I've Learned: Thanks to My Teachers! 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 73 |  Dr. Seuss's Who Loves You? 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 74 | Sing the 50 United States! 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Story Collections Series
Complete9 books (1958–2014)
Start with Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, the first of 9 books in the Short Story Collections series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories 1958Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Sneetches and Other Stories / The Zax 1961Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  A Hatful of Seuss 1967Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories 1969Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Tough Coughs As He Ploughs the Dough 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Dr. Seuss on the Loose 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  A Who's Who of the Dr. Seuss Crew 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Horton and the Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
The Cat in the Hat Series
Complete5 books (1957–1978)
Start with The Cat in the Hat, the first of 5 books in the The Cat in the Hat series.
Theo LeSieg Picture Series
Complete10 books (1961–1984)
Start with Ten Apples Up on Top!, the first of 10 books in the Theo LeSieg Picture series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Ten Apples Up on Top! 1961Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 1965Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Come Over to My House 1966Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Eye Book 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | In a People House 1972Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Wacky Wednesday 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! 1980Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Tooth Book 1984Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Dr. Seuss written?
- Dr. Seuss has written 103 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1937 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Dr. Seuss series?
- Here are the first books in Dr. Seuss's series: Children's: I Can Draw It Myself, By Me, Myself; Horton the Elephant: Horton Hatches the Egg; Picture: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street; Short Story Collections: Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories; The Cat in the Hat: The Cat in the Hat.
- What order should I read Dr. Seuss's books?
- We recommend reading Dr. Seuss's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Dr. Seuss still writing new books?
- Yes, Dr. Seuss has 1 ongoing series: Picture.