What was Dr. Seuss first book?

Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel(March 2,1904 - September 24, 1991). Using the pen name Dr. Suess, Mr. Geisel is the writer and illustrator of the following children's picture books with zany rhymes and characters. Also, he uses the pen names Theo. Lesieg and Rosetta Stone.

The first Dr. Seuss book is And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street. It was published in 1937. The second book is The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins published in 1938. In the second book, Dr. Seuss introduces the characters King Derwin and Bartholomew Cubbins. He reprises them in Bartholomew and the Oobleck(1949).

The whimsical characters in Dr. Seuss books delight infants, toddlers and young children. Infants and toddlers love the rhythm of the rhyming verse. Young children enjoy reading the stories on their own. The simple words are perfect for the beginning reader. Use the list of Dr. Seuss books as a guide to the world of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss classic books are great birthday and Christmas gifts for young children.

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, 1937
Bartholomew & the Oobleck, 1949
The Butter Battle Book, 1984
Cat in the Hat, 1957
Cat in the Hat Comes Back, 1958
Cat's Quizzer, The
Daisy-Head Mayzie
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973
Dr. Seuss ABC, 1963
Dr. Seuss Sleep Book, 1962
The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, 1938
The Foot Book, 1968
Fox in Socks, 1965
Great Day for Up! 1974
Green Eggs and Ham, 1960
Happy Birthday to You, 1959
Hop on Pop, 1963
Horton Hatches the Egg, 1940
Horton Hears a Who, 1954
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1957
Hunches in Bunches, 1982
I Am Not Going to Get up Today!, 1987
I Can Draw It Myself: By Me, Myself with a Little Help from My Friend Dr. Seuss, 1970
I Can Lick Thirty Tigers Today & Other Stories, 1969
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!, 1978
I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, 1992
If I Ran the Circus, 1956
If I Ran the Zoo, 1950
King's Stilts, 1939
Lorax, 1971
McElligot's Pool, 1947
Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now, 1972
Mister Brown Can Moo, Can You, 1970
My Book About Me, 1969
Oh, Say Can You Say?, 1979
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, 1990
Oh! The Thinks You Can Think!, 1975
On Beyond Zebra, 1955
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, 1960
Scrambled Eggs Super!, 1953
The Seven Lady Godivas, 1987
Shape Of Me And Other Stuff, 1973
Sneetches And Other Stories, 1969
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! 1974
Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose, 1948
Wet Pet, Dry Pet, Your Pet, My Pet
Yertle the Turtle & Other Stories, 1958
You're Only Old Once

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Are the children books on a high shelf in your house? Place a selection in a basket or bin on the floor. Boardbooks are great for toddlers. Picture books are for older children. This way children can explore books on their own and at their own pace. Change the selection each month.

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Children like learning about their world. Why things are the way they are? Ask the child, where is their backpack? Why is it there? Is that the best place to place it? Why? If it isn’t, discuss a better place. Place the backpack in the mutually decided place. Do this with the child’s other items. Soon the child will become better organized.

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