Theodore Seuss Geisel, known to most as Dr. Seuss, wrote over 70 books by the time he died at age 87 in 1991. Most were written under the name Dr. Seuss (which, by the way he pronounced Soice—rhymes with voice, but others were written under the name Theo. LeSieg—which is Geisel spelled backwards—and one under the name of Rosetta Stone. One of the most amazing things he did for kids was create (with the help of friends) Beginning Reader Books. In the 1950’s a report came out that stated ill-literacy among kids was growing. They blamed it on BORING early readers. Dr. Seuss's friend and editor challenged him to write a story with less than 250 important words for early readers and make it fun for kids. And that is how The Cat in the Hat was “born” and Beginning Reader Books came to be. Dr. Seuss (aka Ted Geisel, Theo. LeSieg, Rosetta Stone) 1. 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, The (1938) 34. King Looie Katz (from I Can Lick 30 Tigers 2. And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Today) (1969) (1937) 35. King's Stilts, The (1939) 3. Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949) 36. Lorax, The (1971) 4. Big Brag, The (from Yertle the Turtle) (1958) 37. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! 5. Butter Battle Book, The (1984) (1972) 6. Cat in the Hat Beginner Book, The (1966) 38. McElligot's Pool (1947) 7. Cat in the Hat Comes Back, The (1968) 39. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (1970) 8. Cat in the Hat Song Book, The (1967) 40. My Book About Me, by Me Myself I Wrote It! I 9. Cat in the Hat, The (1957) Drew It! (1969) 10. Cat's Quizzer, The (1976) 41. My Many Colored Days (1996) 11. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973) 42. Oh Say Can You Say (1979) 12. Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963) 43. Oh, The Places You'll Go! (1990) 13. Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book (1962) 44. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (1975) 14. Foot Book, The (1968) 45. On Beyond Zebra (1955 15. Fox in Socks (1965) 46. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1960) 16. Gerald McBoing Boing (1952) 47. Scrambled Eggs Super! (1954) 17. Gertrude McFuzz (from Yertle the Turtle)(1958) 48. Shape of Me and Other Stuff (1973) 18. Glunk That Got Thunk, The (from I Can Lick 30 49. Sneetches and Other Stories, The (1961) Tigers Today) (1969) 50. There's a Wocket In My Pocket (1974) 19. Great Day For Up! (1974) 51. Thidwick, The Big-Hearted Moose (1948) 20. Green Eggs and Ham (1960) 52. Too Many Daves (from The Sneetches) (1961) 21. Happy Birthday to You! (1959) 53. What Was I Scared Of? (from The Sneetches) 22. Hop on Pop (1963) (1961) 23. Horton Hatches The Egg (1940) 54. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958) 24. Horton Hears A Who (1954) 55. You're Only Old Once! (1986) 25. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) 56. Zax, The (from The Sneetches) (1961) 26. Hunches in Bunches (1982) 27. I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! (1987) 28. I Can Draw Myself (1970) Writing as Theo. LeSieg 29. I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today and Other Stories 1. Come over to My House (1969) illustrated by Richard Erdoes (1966) 30. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut (1978) 2. Hooper Humperdink? Not Him! 31. I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965) illustrated by Charles E Martin (1976) 32. If I Ran The Circus (1956) 3. I Can Write! A Book by Me, Myself 33. If I Ran The Zoo (1950) illustrated by Roy McKie (1971) 4. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet 11. The Tooth Book illustrated by Roy McKie illustrated by B. Tobey (1965) (1981) reissue ill. by Joe Mathieu (2000) 5. In a People House 12. Wacky Wednesday illustrated by Roy McKie (1972) illustrated by George Booth (1974) 6. Maybe You Should Fly A Jet! Maybe You Should 13. Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? Be A Vet! ill. by Michael J Smollin (1980) illustrated by Roy McKie (1975) 7. Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! illustrated by Art Cummings (1977) 8. Ten Apples up on Top! Writing as Rosetta Stone illustrated by Roy McKie (1961) Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo 9. The Eye Book illustrated by Roy McKie (1968) illustrated by Michael Frith (1975) reissue illustrated by Joe Mathieu (1999) 10. The Many Mice of Mr. Brice (A pop-up book) illustrated by Roy McKie (1973) .