# Dr. Seuss — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Dr. Seuss appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 210L–430L
**Grade span:** K–2
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/dr-seuss
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- imagination
- mischief
- open-mindedness
- persistence
- responsibility
- trying new things

## Genres

- Picture Book / Beginner Reader (2)

## Every Dr. Seuss title on file

- [The Cat in the Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-in-the-hat) _(430L · Grades K–2 · 1957)_
- [Green Eggs and Ham](https://readinglist.school/book/green-eggs-and-ham) _(210L · Grades K–2 · 1960)_

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