12 Books By Dr. Seuss You've Probably Never Heard Of

My family loves Dr. Seuss. My husband and I were huge Dr. Seuss fans even before we had kids. Infact, our oldest daughter's nursery was Dr. Seuss themed and had a huge Horton Hears A Who mural painted on the wall. That's why I was a little surprised recently to find out there was a Dr. Seuss book I had never read or even heard of before, called The Butter Battle Book. After reading it, I decided to see what other Dr. Seuss books I'd been missing out on and found a couple more: Yertle The Turtle, I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew, and On Beyond Zebra. Here's a little bit about those four books plus a few more lesser known Dr. Seuss books:

The Butter Battle Book

The Butter Battle Book is a book about how out of hand intolerance can get. It's a story about the Yooks and the Zooks who both enjoy buttered bread but don't agree on how to butter it, and the craziness that results from this disagreement.

Great Day For Up

Great Day For Up is a rare book written under the pen name Dr. Seuss but not illustrated by him. He usually used the pen name Theo Lesieg when not illustrating his own stories. It's a simple Bright and Early Book about the world waking up in the morning and has fun illustrations by Quentin Blake.

What Was I Scared Of?

What Was I scared Of? is one of my daughter's favorites. It's about a guy who keeps encountering a strange pair of pale green pants with nobody inside them. It's underlying message is to not fear those who appear different from us.

Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now!

Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now is a favorite of my husband's from when he was a kid. I had never heard of it until I met him, and his mom had a copy.

Yertle The Turtle

Yertle The Turtle tells a lesson about greed. Yertle is king of the turtles and decides to build himself a better kingdom off the backs of his loyal subjects, until one small turtle speaks up.

And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street

And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, Dr. Seuss's very first published children's book is about all the things a boy with a wild imagination dreams up on his walk home from school.

On Beyond Zebra

On Beyond Zebra is a super fun book about all the letters beyond Z.

I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew

I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew is a story about a guy who stubs his toe and decides to pack up and move on, in search of greener pastures. After encountering a series of hilarious obstacles along his way, he learns that maybe it's best to confront things head on rather than giving up and running away.

The King's Stilts

The King's Stilts is one of Dr. Seuess' older stories and is written in prose instead of rhyme.  It's a story about the importance of balance and tells about a king whose kingdom is almost lost after his precious stilts are stolen and he is too upset to rule. 

In A People House

In A People House technically isn't a Dr. Seuess book but it is written by him, just under the pen name, Theo LeSeig. It's a fun rhyming story about a mouse showing a bird all the neat things you can find in a people house.

Please Try To Remember The First Of Octember

Please Try To Remember The First Of Octember is another one written under the pen name Theo LeSeig. It's about an imaginary holiday called The First Of Octember, a day when you can get anything you can dream up. 

Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him!

Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! Is about a boy planning an epic birthday party and all the guests he's going to invite.

Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!

We've had this book for years and I only just recently discovered that it's a Dr. Seuss book, written under the pen name Rosetta Stone. Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo is a fun story about the crazy chain of events that results from a small bug's sneeze.

How many of these have you read?



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