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Dr. Seuss
Theodor ("Ted") Seuss Geisel (known as Dr. Seuss) was born on March 2, 1904 in Massachusetts.
You can read more about Dr. Seuss at under Biography.  (The link may change so search Seussville for the correct link.)
He has written 36 books.  Some can be found on this page and the rest are located at Dr. Seuss Classics.
There are various activities at Seussville!.

Dr. Seuss Book / eBook Provided in this resource are sample lesson plans, the author's picture and biography, book summaries, and lots of activities for the author's books. You'll also find culminating activities and an extensive bibliography.

Rhymin' Away With Old Dr. Seuss MP3 (Jack Pearson)


Dr. Seuss & Dr. Seuss - The Cat in the Hat Comes Back DVDs
  
Dr. Seuss: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish / Are You My Mother? DVD
Dr. Seuss - The Cat in the Hat Comes Back / Hop on Pop DVD

Books
 
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks) by Dr. Seuss
There's a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by Tish Rabe
Scrambled Eggs Super by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss Books @ Amazon.com

Dr. Seuss's ABC

Green Eggs and Ham

Book, CD, and Game

Home Economics

Green Eggs and Ham Activites @ Random House
Pin the Eggs (pdf) (This link may change, to to their game section to find it.) Tic-Tac-Toe, Green Eggs in a Row (This link may change, to to their game section to find it.) It has pictures of fried eggs and ham.  Use the eggs in this game for the "Pin the Eggs on the Plate" activity.
It's An Eggstravaganza! (pdf) (This link may change, to to their game section to find it.) Including a pattern of a fried egg.

Hop On Pop
Hop on Pop Activities @ Teaching With Heart

Horton Hatches The Egg
Horton Hatches The Egg Activities

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! Book

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

One Fish Two Fish Concentration (Matching Game)

A Guide for Using The Cat in the Hat in the Classroom This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, and cross-curriculum activities.

The Cat In The Hat Comes Back
Home Economics
Make snowball cookies (egg-free).  Shake the cookies in red/pinkish colored sprinkle sugar.

Make round sopaipillas or donuts.  Place it in a bag of red/pinkish colored sprinkle sugar.

Make cupcakes from any of my cake recipes at: Desserts or Dairy-free Desserts.  Decorate them with white frosting and then put some pink frosting spots on them or red/pinkish colored sprinkle sugar.

The Lorax

The Lorax (Classic Seuss)

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
  
The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites by Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book (The Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners) by Dr. Seuss

Opposites, Listening Skills, Physical Education, & Music
Left, Right Activity

With the child standing, have him/her sing (or chant) the following: "Left, right, left, right, left, right, stop, right, left, right, ..."
Repeat the above but this time have the child stomp the correct foot as you sing (or chant) it.
Have the child slide, hop, run left, right, etc.  You can have the child move fast or slow.

With the child sitting on the floor or a chair, have him/her sing (or chant) the following: "Left, right, left, right, left, right, stop, right, left, right, ..."
Repeat the above but this time have the child pat his/her leg, shoulder, head, side, etc. with the correct hand as you sing (or chant) it.  
If the child is sitting in a chair, he/she can stomp the correct foot.


There are printables from some of the above books located at: Print and Play Activities @ Seuseville.

There's a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss

There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss