Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss — 13 titles in the rankings, first published between 1940 and 1990. They average 8.0, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 2 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat are the most-read, written for children learning to read. The best-rated are the longer story books: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! — a classic graduation gift — and The Lorax. The simplest, like Hop on Pop, rate lowest.
- Ranked titles
- 13 books
- Average score
- 8.0
- Total ratings
- 3.4K
- First published
- 1940–1990
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Series by Dr. Seuss
Reading order of Dr. Seuss's series
2 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.
All books by Dr. Seuss in order →Books by Dr. Seuss
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!437 ratings
8.48.4 / 10 - The Lorax309 ratings
8.48.4 / 10 - Oh, the Places You'll Go!438 ratings
8.48.4 / 10 - Green Eggs and Ham902 ratings
8.28.2 / 10 - Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories57 ratings
8.18.1 / 10 - The Sneetches and Other Stories69 ratings
8.18.1 / 10 - The Cat in the Hat633 ratings
8.08.0 / 10 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish222 ratings
7.97.9 / 10 - Fox in Socks103 ratings
7.97.9 / 10 - The Foot Book50 ratings
7.97.9 / 10 - Horton Hatches the Egg52 ratings
7.87.8 / 10 - Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?56 ratings
7.77.7 / 10 - Hop on Pop84 ratings
7.77.7 / 10
Other books by Dr. Seuss
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 1931The Pocket Book of Boners
- 1937And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
- 1938The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
- 1939The King's Stilts
- 1939The Seven Lady Godivas
- 1947McElligot's Pool
- 1948Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
- 1949Bartholomew and the Oobleck
- 1950If I Ran the Zoo
- 1953Scrambled Eggs Super!
- 1954Horton Hears a Who!
- 1955On Beyond Zebra!
- 1956If I Ran the Circus
- 1958The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- 1958The Big Brag
- 1959Happy Birthday to You!
- 1961The Zax
- 1961What Was I Scared Of?
- 1962Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
- 1963Dr. Seuss's ABC
- 1965I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
- 1965I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
- 1966Come over to My House
- 1968The Eye Book
- 1969I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories
- 1969My Book about ME
- 1972Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
- 1973Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
- 1973The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
- 1974There's a Wocket in my Pocket!
- 1974Wacky Wednesday
- 1975Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
- 1976The Cat's Quizzer
- 1978I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
- 1979Oh Say Can You Say?
- 1982Hunches in Bunches
- 1984The Butter Battle Book
- 1986You're Only Old Once!
- 1987I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today!
- 1995Daisy-Head Mayzie
- 1995The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
- 1996My Many Colored Days
- 1998Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
- 2009Dr. Seuss's Happy Birthday, Baby!
- 2011The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
- 2014Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
- 2015What Pet Should I Get?
- 2019Horse Museum
- 2023Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat with 12 Silly Sounds!
- Horton Hears A Who And Other Sounds Of Dr Seuss
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