The best Dr. Seuss books
The top 3 according to 35 votes from people: Green Eggs and Ham · Oh, the Places You'll Go! · The Lorax. (Updated Feb 2, 2018.)
The Seuss books parents, teachers and voters rank highest, from Green Eggs and Ham to Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Top 17
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1
Green Eggs and Ham
1960. Written with only fifty different words.
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
1990. A favourite graduation gift.
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The Lorax
1971. A warning about destroying nature.
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The Cat in the Hat
1957. The symbol of all his work.
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Horton Hears a Who!
1954. An elephant protects a tiny world.
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
1960. Rhyming fun for beginners.
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The Butter Battle Book
1984. A satire of the arms race.
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Fox in Socks
1965. A tongue-twister challenge.
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9
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
1974. Silly creatures all over the house.
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10
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
1957. The grumpy Grinch and Whoville.
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11
The Sneetches and Other Stories
1961. Star-bellied creatures and discrimination.
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12
Horton Hatches the Egg
1940. A loyal elephant sits on a bird's egg.
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13
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
1958. A tyrant turtle king.
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14
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
1938. A boy who can't take off his hat.
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck
1949. A sticky green substance falls from the sky.
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16
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
1973. Being grateful for what you have.
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17
Hop on Pop
1963. Simple words for very young readers.
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Comments (4)
One Fish Two Fish over The Lorax? come on
The Butter Battle Book is so underrated, it's about the Cold War for kids
The Lorax should be number one, it's the only one with a real message
Green Eggs and Ham taught me to read, it stays at the top for me