Picture Books in Order

74

Books

1937

First Book

2026

Latest Book

90

Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Picture books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

1937

2

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

1938

3

The Seven Lady Godivas

1939

4

The King's Stilts

1939

5

McElligot's Pool

1947

6

Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose

1948

7

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

1949

8

If I Ran the Zoo

1950

9

Scrambled Eggs Super!

1953

10

On Beyond Zebra!

1955

11

If I Ran the Circus

1956

12

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1957

13

Happy Birthday to You!

1959

14

Green Eggs and Ham

1960

15

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

1960

16

Ten Apples Up on Top! (As: Theo LeSieg)

1961

17

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

1962

18

Hop on Pop

1963

19

Dr. Seuss's ABC

1963

20

Fox in Socks

1965

21

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

1965

22

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (As: Theo LeSieg)

1965

23

Come Over to My House (As: Theo LeSieg)

1966

24

The Foot Book

1968

25

The Eye Book (As: Theo LeSieg)

1968

26

My Book about Me

1969

27

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

1970

28

The Lorax

1971

29

I Can Write!

1971

30

In a People House (As: Theo LeSieg)

1972

31

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!

1972

32

The Shape of Me and Other Stuff )

1973

33

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

1973

34

There's a Wocket in my Pocket!

1974

35

Great Day for Up

1974

36

The Many Mice of Mr. Brice

1974

37

Wacky Wednesday (As: Theo LeSieg)

1974

38

Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (As: Theo LeSieg)

1975

39

Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! (By: Rosetta Stone)

1975

40

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

1975

41

Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (As: Theo LeSieg)

1976

42

Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!

1977

43

Oh Say Can You Say?

1979

44

Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! (As: Theo LeSieg)

1980

45

Hunches in Bunches

1982

46

The Butter Battle Book

1984

47

The Tooth Book (As: Theo LeSieg)

1984

48

You're Only Old Once!

1986

49

I Am Not Going to Get up Today!

1987

50

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

1990

51

Daisy-Head Mayzie

1994

52

Sneetches are Sneetches

1996

53

My Many Colored Days

1996

54

Seuss-isms

1997

55

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

1998

56

Dr. Seuss's Clever Creatures

2008

57

What Was I Scared Of?

2009

58

Fox in Socks, Bricks and Blocks

2011

59

Sneetches on Beaches

2012

60

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Softly Book

2012

61

My, Oh My--A Butterfly!

2014

62

The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book

2014

63

What Pet Should I Get?

2015

64

Oh, the Places I'll Go!

2016

65

My Book About Christmas

2016

66

Happy Birthday to Me! by Me, Myself

2017

67

Gerald McBoing Boing

2017

68

Dr. Seuss's 1 2 3

2019

69

Dr. Seuss's I Love Pop!

2019

70

Dr. Seuss's People, Places, and Things

2019

71

Dr. Seuss's Thankful Things

2021

72

Dr. Seuss's Oh, What I've Learned: Thanks to My Teachers!

2022

73

Dr. Seuss's Who Loves You?

2023

74

Sing the 50 United States!

2026

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Picture series is publication order: 1. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937), 2. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938), 3. The Seven Lady Godivas (1939), 4. The King's Stilts (1939), 5. McElligot's Pool (1947), and 69 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Picture series by Dr. Seuss contains 74 books. The series began in 1937 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Picture series is written by Dr. Seuss. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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