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Dr. Seuss (1904–1991)

Author of Green Eggs and Ham

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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. He wrote and illustrated more than 45 picture books under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss. His first picture book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was published in 1937. His other books included The Cat in the Hat, The Butter-Battle Book, The Lorax, The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss's Book of Tongue Tanglers, What Pet Should I Get?, and Oh, the Places You'll Go. In 1984, he received a Pulitzer Prize for his contributions to children's literature. He died of oral cancer on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Green Eggs and Ham… (more)
Green Eggs and Ham 21,682 copies, 696 reviews
The Cat in the Hat 19,430 copies, 515 reviews
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 14,450 copies, 294 reviews
Oh, the Places You'll Go! 11,021 copies, 368 reviews
Hop on Pop 9,882 copies, 115 reviews
Fox in Socks 9,060 copies, 117 reviews
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 8,615 copies, 157 reviews
The Lorax 8,401 copies, 301 reviews
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 6,359 copies, 65 reviews
Horton Hears a Who! 6,014 copies, 122 reviews
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 5,536 copies, 55 reviews
The Foot Book 5,532 copies, 67 reviews
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 5,380 copies, 48 reviews
Ten Apples Up On Top! 5,049 copies, 64 reviews
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! 4,890 copies, 45 reviews
The Sneetches and Other Stories 4,267 copies, 90 reviews
Horton Hatches the Egg 4,221 copies, 55 reviews
There's a Wocket in my Pocket! 3,656 copies, 59 reviews
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories 3,532 copies, 75 reviews
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! 3,510 copies, 41 reviews
In a People House 3,137 copies, 22 reviews
Oh Say Can You Say? 2,796 copies, 25 reviews
Wacky Wednesday 2,703 copies, 34 reviews
Happy Birthday to You! 2,531 copies, 48 reviews
Oh, the Places You'll Go!   2,527 copies, 65 reviews
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 2,479 copies, 34 reviews
My Many Colored Days 2,436 copies, 46 reviews
Great Day for Up! 2,241 copies, 21 reviews
The Tooth Book {abridged} 2,176 copies, 19 reviews
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! 1,950 copies, 34 reviews
The Butter Battle Book 1,948 copies, 61 reviews
If I Ran the Zoo 1,932 copies, 48 reviews
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 1,758 copies, 36 reviews
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 1,720 copies, 21 reviews
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose 1,670 copies, 21 reviews
Bartholomew and the Oobleck 1,616 copies, 32 reviews
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff 1,593 copies, 25 reviews
If I Ran the Circus 1,503 copies, 23 reviews
You're Only Old Once! 1,351 copies, 25 reviews
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 1,343 copies, 45 reviews
McElligot's Pool 1,295 copies, 38 reviews
Hop on Pop {abridged} 1,281 copies, 17 reviews
What Pet Should I Get? 1,194 copies, 40 reviews
What Was I Scared of? 1,128 copies, 18 reviews
The Eye Book 976 copies, 10 reviews
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? 971 copies, 7 reviews
On Beyond Zebra! 953 copies, 10 reviews
Daisy-Head Mayzie 889 copies, 16 reviews
Scrambled Eggs Super! 870 copies, 10 reviews
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! 840 copies, 9 reviews
My Book About Me 823 copies, 4 reviews
The Eye Book [abridged] 803 copies, 5 reviews
Ten Apples Up on Top! {abridged} 742 copies, 3 reviews
The King's Stilts 695 copies, 14 reviews
The Tooth Book 612 copies, 4 reviews
Gerald McBoing Boing 574 copies, 10 reviews
The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss 553 copies, 1 review
Hunches in Bunches 503 copies, 7 reviews
Come Over to My House (some editions) 497 copies, 6 reviews
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax [2012 film] (Creator) 357 copies, 1 review
My BIG Book of Beginner Books about ME (Contributor) 246 copies, 1 review
The Cat in the Hat Movie (Little Golden Book) (Contributor; Original story) 229 copies
Oh, the Places You'll Go Pop-Up 221 copies, 10 reviews
The Pop-up Mice of Mr. Brice 153 copies, 1 review
The Cat in the Hat Songbook 146 copies, 1 review
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch [2018 animated film] (Original story) 141 copies
Dr. Seuss from Then to Now (Author) 140 copies, 2 reviews
Horton Hears a Who Pop-up! 112 copies, 8 reviews
Dr Seuss on the Loose 79 copies, 1 review
Hop on Pop-Up! 66 copies, 1 review
The Big Brag 59 copies, 5 reviews
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T [1953 film] (Screenwriter) 49 copies, 1 review
Dr. Seuss Storytime (Book 1) 46 copies, 1 review
The Lorax Pop-Up! 35 copies, 5 reviews
Dr Seuss' The Cat in the Hat 25 copies, 2 reviews
Gertrude McFuzz 18 copies, 4 reviews
Dr. Seuss Jigsaw Puzzle Book 16 copies, 1 review
Dr. Seuss Storytime (Book 2) 12 copies, 1 review
Dr. Seuss Discovers: Bugs 7 copies, 1 review
Ear Book 6 copies
Hop on Pop {LeapPad} 4 copies, 1 review
Rainy Day 4 copies
The Zax 3 copies
Gripes [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 3 copies
Kaabuga kass 2 copies
ספרגל 2 copies
Spies [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 2 copies
Rumors [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 2 copies
Collection 2 copies
Dr. Suess 1 copy
Hop On Top 1 copy
Zanniga 1 copy
Cry A Pint 1 copy
ABC 1 copy
Loraxen 1 copy
UNKNOWN 1 copy
Dr. Seuss's Seussville 1 copy, 1 review
up to now 1 copy
Put Me in the Zoo (Author, some editions) 4,684 copies, 40 reviews
The Berenstains' B Book (Author, some editions) 2,448 copies, 17 reviews
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! (Author, some editions) 1,558 copies, 11 reviews
The Big Honey Hunt (some editions) 1,027 copies, 7 reviews
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000 film] (Original Book) 657 copies, 7 reviews
Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story (some editions) 580 copies, 3 reviews
Summer (some editions) 530 copies, 1 review
Travels of Doctor Dolittle (some editions) 300 copies, 2 reviews
More Riddles (some editions) 184 copies, 1 review
The Cat in the Hat Movie Storybook ([Original Text]) 179 copies, 1 review
Ten Tales of Christmas (Contributor) 144 copies, 3 reviews
Come Down Now, Flying Cow (some editions) 100 copies

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist. He was most widely known for his children's books, which he wrote and illustrated under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss. He had used the pen name Dr. Theophrastus Seuss in college and later used Theo LeSieg and Rosetta Stone.
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