Dr. Seuss bibliography

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, published over 60 children's books over the course of his long career. Though most were published under his well-known pseudonym, **Dr. Seuss**, he also authored over a dozen books as **Theo. LeSieg** and one as **Rosetta Stone**.

As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000, when *Publishers Weekly* compiled their list of the best-selling children's books of all time, 16 of the top 100 hardcover books were written by Geisel, including *Green Eggs and Ham*, at number 4, *The Cat in the Hat*, at number 9, and *One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish*, at number 13. In the years following his death in 1991, several additional books based on his sketches and notes were published, including *Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!*and *Daisy-Head Mayzie*. Although they were all published under the name Dr. Seuss, only *My Many Colored Days*, originally written in 1973, was entirely by Geisel.

## Dr. Seuss books

The bulk of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published under the name of Dr. Seuss. The exceptions include *Great Day for Up!*, *My Book about ME*, *Gerald McBoing Boing*, *The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary* (credited to the Cat himself), 13 books credited to Theo. LeSeig, *Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!* and *I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!*, though all were in fact illustrated and written by Geisel. Note only first edition information is given.

The rights to the books and related media (films, TV shows, stage productions, exhibitions, digital media, licensed merchandise) and other strategic partnerships are owned by Dr. Seuss Enterprises.

## Posthumous

Geisel also wrote several books that were posthumously published under his most recognizable pen name, Dr. Seuss.

## Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone

Geisel also authored several books under the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backward) and one book under the name Rosetta Stone. These books were written but not illustrated by Geisel.

## Theatrical

While Geisel was most famous for his literary works, he helped write several propaganda films, several cartoon shorts, and a feature-length film. Many of his literary works have also been adapted for the television and as feature-length films.

## Direct-to-video

This Dr. Seuss collection was a series released by Random House. They are a video version of a "book on tape". None of these productions are animated. This section does not contain duplicate entries. While *Horton Hatches The Egg*, *How The Grinch Stole Christmas*, *Horton Hears a Who*, *The Cat in the Hat*, *Green Eggs and Ham*, and *Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!* were adapted into full animation, they were also adapted into a non-animated production for this Dr. Seuss collection.

### *Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Video*

* ***Dr. Seuss's ABC*** plus *I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!* and *Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?*
* *Hop on Pop* plus *Oh Say Can You Say?* and *Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!* (mistakable VHS/DVD covers as *Hop on Pop* plus *Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!* and *Oh Say Can You Say?*)
* *One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish* plus *Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!* and *The Foot Book*
* *The Cat in the Hat Comes Back* plus *Fox in Socks* and *There's a Wocket in My Pocket!* (mistakable VHS/DVD covers as *The Cat in the Hat Comes Back* plus *There's a Wocket in My Pocket!* and *Fox in Socks*)
* *I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!* plus *The Shape of Me and Other Stuff*, *Great Day for Up!* and ***In a People House*** (final VHS in Dr. Seuss's lifetime and mistakable credits as *I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!*, *Great Day for Up!*, *The Shape of Me and Other Stuff* and ***In a People House***)
* 2 Dr. Seuss Favorites: *Green Eggs and Ham* and *The Cat in the Hat*
* *The Cat in the Hat* plus ***Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!***
* *Green Eggs and Ham* plus ***The Tooth Book*** and ***Ten Apples up on Top!*** (mistakable VHS/DVD covers and VHS tapes as *Green Eggs and Ham* plus ***Ten Apples up on Top!*** and ***The Tooth Book***)

### *Dr. Seuss Video Classics*

* *Circus Classics/Horton Hatches the Egg* (narrated by Billy Crystal) plus *If I Ran the Circus*
* *Treasury Classics/Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories* (narrated by John Lithgow)
* *Holiday Classics/How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* (narrated by Walter Matthau) plus *If I Ran the Zoo*
* *Big Animal Classics/Horton Hears a Who!* (narrated by Dustin Hoffman) plus *Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose*
* *Lucky Classics/Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?* (narrated by John Cleese) plus *Scrambled Eggs Super!*
* *Bedtime Classics/Hunches in Bunches* plus *Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book* (narrated by Madeline Kahn) (mistakable VHS/DVD covers, VHS tapes, DVD discs and credits as *Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book* [narrated by Madeline Kahn] plus *Hunches in Bunches*)

### Other

* *Notes Alive! Dr. Seuss's My Many Colored Days* (1998)
* *Read with Me DVD! Green Eggs and Ham* (2005)

## Video games

* *Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler* (1984)
* *Dr. Seuss's ABC* (1995)
* *Green Eggs and Ham* (1996)
* *The Cat in the Hat* (1997)
* *Dr. Seuss Toddler* (1999)
* *Dr. Seuss Preschool* (1999)
* *Dr. Seuss Kindergarten* (1999)
* *Dr. Seuss Reading* (1999)
* *The Grinch* (2000)
* *Green Eggs and Ham* (2003)
* *The Cat in the Hat* (2003)
* *The Cat in the Hat* (2005)
* *How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* (2007) – Nintendo DS

## Works withdrawn

See also: Political messages of Dr. Seuss

On March 2, 2021, Seuss′s birthday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, ceased publishing and licensing six Dr. Seuss books because of imagery they deemed racist and insensitive. The six books are  *And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street*, *If I Ran the Zoo*, *McElligot's Pool*, *On Beyond Zebra!*, *Scrambled Eggs Super!* and *The Cat's Quizzer*.

The controversy goes back several years. The National Education Association′s ″Read Across America Day″, moved away from Seuss's books and Seuss-themed activities in 2017, instead emphasizing works by and about people of color. Philip Nel of Kansas State University published *Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books* in 2014, criticizing racial stereotypes in that and other Seuss books.

Conservative media condemned the move, calling it an example of ″cancel culture″ and ″book banning″, and associated the decision with the Biden Administration.

Removing the books caused a surge in sales for other works by Seuss that impacted Amazon's charts in the United States. It was reported by CTV that nine of the top ten best sellers were all books by Seuss, excluding the books that were removed. As the collectors value of the withdrawn books rose substantially, eBay also delisted the books.