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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 20,212 copies, 688 reviews
The Cat in the Hat 18,244 copies, 507 reviews
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 13,733 copies, 293 reviews
Oh, the Places You'll Go! 10,709 copies, 370 reviews
Hop on Pop 9,096 copies, 116 reviews
Fox in Socks 8,331 copies, 117 reviews
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 8,133 copies, 154 reviews
The Lorax 7,908 copies, 297 reviews
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 5,938 copies, 66 reviews
Horton Hears a Who! 5,630 copies, 121 reviews
The Foot Book 5,245 copies, 66 reviews
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 5,136 copies, 55 reviews
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 4,967 copies, 48 reviews
Ten Apples Up On Top! 4,621 copies, 66 reviews
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! 4,531 copies, 47 reviews
The Sneetches and Other Stories 4,004 copies, 90 reviews
Horton Hatches the Egg 3,967 copies, 53 reviews
There's a Wocket in my Pocket! 3,540 copies, 58 reviews
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories 3,341 copies, 74 reviews
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! 3,087 copies, 41 reviews
In a People House 2,932 copies, 22 reviews
Oh Say Can You Say? 2,611 copies, 25 reviews
Wacky Wednesday 2,433 copies, 35 reviews
Happy Birthday to You! 2,348 copies, 48 reviews
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 2,316 copies, 34 reviews
My Many Colored Days 2,296 copies, 46 reviews
Great Day for Up! 2,081 copies, 21 reviews
Oh, the Places You'll Go!   2,028 copies, 59 reviews
The Tooth Book {abridged} 1,999 copies, 19 reviews
The Butter Battle Book 1,879 copies, 60 reviews
If I Ran the Zoo 1,836 copies, 47 reviews
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! 1,822 copies, 34 reviews
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 1,675 copies, 35 reviews
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 1,579 copies, 23 reviews
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose 1,546 copies, 20 reviews
Bartholomew and the Oobleck 1,504 copies, 31 reviews
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff 1,479 copies, 25 reviews
If I Ran the Circus 1,419 copies, 23 reviews
You're Only Old Once! 1,274 copies, 25 reviews
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! 1,250 copies, 45 reviews
McElligot's Pool 1,235 copies, 37 reviews
Hop on Pop {abridged} 1,202 copies, 17 reviews
What Was I Scared of? 1,053 copies, 17 reviews
What Pet Should I Get? 1,048 copies, 35 reviews
The Eye Book 924 copies, 10 reviews
On Beyond Zebra! 907 copies, 10 reviews
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? 904 copies, 8 reviews
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet! (some editions; Author, some editions; some editions; some editions; some editions) 899 copies, 6 reviews
Daisy-Head Mayzie 833 copies, 16 reviews
Scrambled Eggs Super! 830 copies, 10 reviews
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! 785 copies, 9 reviews
My Book About Me 775 copies, 4 reviews
The Eye Book [abridged] 694 copies, 5 reviews
Ten Apples Up on Top! {abridged} 673 copies, 3 reviews
The King's Stilts 653 copies, 14 reviews
The Tooth Book 582 copies, 4 reviews
Gerald McBoing Boing 547 copies, 10 reviews
The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss 542 copies, 1 review
Hunches in Bunches 477 copies, 7 reviews
Come Over to My House (some editions) 455 copies, 5 reviews
The Cat in the Hat Movie (Little Golden Book) (Contributor; Original story) 221 copies
Oh, the Places You'll Go Pop-Up 218 copies, 10 reviews
MY BIG Book of Beginner Books about ME (Contributor) 204 copies, 1 review
The Pop-up Mice of Mr. Brice 147 copies, 1 review
The Cat in the Hat Songbook 141 copies, 1 review
Dr. Seuss from Then to Now (Author) 137 copies, 2 reviews
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch [2018 animated film] (Original story) 128 copies
Horton Hears a Who Pop-up! 108 copies, 8 reviews
Dr. Seuss book box 72 copies, 1 review
Dr Seuss on the Loose 70 copies, 1 review
Hop on Pop-Up! 66 copies, 1 review
The Big Brag 58 copies, 5 reviews
Dr. Seuss Storytime (Book 1) 44 copies, 1 review
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T [1953 film] (Screenwriter) 42 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
Le Chainon 4 copies, 1 review
Rainy Day 4 copies
Hop on Pop {LeapPad} 4 copies, 1 review
123 Numbers 3 copies
Gripes [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 3 copies
Rumors [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 2 copies
Spies [1943 animated short film] (Screenwriter) 2 copies
Kaabuga kass 2 copies
Dr Seuss 2 copies
The Zax 2 copies
Collection 2 copies
Snow 1 copy
up to now 1 copy
ספרגל 1 copy
ספרגל 1 copy
The Grinch 1 copy
Zanniga 1 copy
Cry A Pint 1 copy
Dr. Suess 1 copy
Hop On Top 1 copy
Dr. Seuss's Seussville 1 copy, 1 review
Loraxen 1 copy
UNKNOWN 1 copy
The Berenstains' B Book (Author, some editions) 2,302 copies, 17 reviews
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! (Author, some editions) 1,433 copies, 10 reviews
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000 film] (Original Book) 617 copies, 7 reviews
The Cat in the Hat Movie Storybook ([Original Text]) 177 copies, 1 review
Ten Tales of Christmas (Contributor) 135 copies, 3 reviews
Secrets of the Deep (Illustrator, some editions) 42 copies, 4 reviews
I'm the Grinch (Original story) 32 copies
The Omnibus Boners (Illustrator) 20 copies, 1 review

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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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