Dr. Seuss: Top 10 stories with sight words

We count off our favorite Dr. Seuss stories, sprinkle in some seriously inspirational quotes, and list the sight words to practice with each story ❤

4 min readMar 2, 2017

There’s not a single children’s book author that has warmed as many hearts and inspired as many minds as Dr. Seuss. Just searching the phrase “Dr. Seuss quotes” returns hundreds of thousands of results, each one teeming with phrases that ring true, no matter how young or old. We loved revisiting these classics and hope you take this chance to do the same.

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ 113rd birthday, here are our top 10 favorite stories, some of our favorite quotes, as well as a whole bunch of sight words to practice in each one!

1. Oh, The Places You’ll Go

Reading Level: 2nd Grade

Summary: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! remains a great reminder to children of all ages that there will be ups and downs, but the important thing to do is to be comfortable with who you are.

Sight Words to Practice: Are, road, ride, sky, way, the, sights

2. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Reading Level: 1st Grade

Summary: This beginner-friendly book explores a wide variety of wacky fish all in a rhythmic pattern.

Sight Words to Practice: One, two, red, blue, say, new, there, here, old

3. Horton Hears a Who

Reading Level: 2nd Grade

Summary: Horton Hears a Who is the perfect book for readers of a higher-level. At the heart of this classic is a heartwarming message: “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

Sight Words to Practice: Where, four, near, who, here, try, sound, over, how, please

4. The Lorax

Reading Level: 2nd Grade

Summary: Also for high-level readers, The Lorax teaches the values of respecting the environment in ways that are easily understandable to children.

Sight Words to Practice: There, know, ear, alone, nose, green, before, tree, milk

5. Ten Apples Up On Top

Reading Level: Pre-k — Kindergarten

Summary: This book helps make counting fun! Animals balancing apples on their head while doing ridiculous, silly stunts? Sounds like every kid’s dreams!

Sight Words to Practice: Apple, tree, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, up, top

6. The Foot Book

Reading Level: Pre-k — Kindergarten

Summary: The Foot Book explores the concepts of opposites through the typical Dr. Seuss rhymes and repetitions. This is a must-read for early readers!

Sight Words to Practice: Red, his, her, house, over, back, black

7. What Pet Should I Get?

Reading Level: Pre-k — 2nd Grade

Summary: Jay and Kay, from One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, attempt to buy a pet! They go through many options before deciding on the perfect one... which is anyone’s guess! This special book was published in 2015, 24 years after Dr. Seuss passed.

Sight Words to Practice: dog, pet, the, and, fish, cat, can, two

8. Green Eggs and Ham

Reading Level: 1st Grade

Summary: This Dr. Seuss classic is all about trying something new. 1st Grade readers will learn that all things are worth taking a shot… even green eggs and ham.

Sight Words to Practice: Green, like, would, could, here, there, house, box, up, tree

9. The Cat in the Hat

Reading Level: 2nd Grade

Summary: Mischief and mayhem unfold whenever the cat in the hat is around. From tossing the fish bowl to catching Thing 1 and Thing 2, this book is filled with antics that high-level readers will enjoy.

Sight Words to Practice: Cat, now, up, look, milk, fish, house, thing, one, two