# Is "The Cat in the Hat Song Book" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Cat in the Hat Song Book by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1967) is identified by: First edition, first printing shows 1967 as the only copyright date, with piano scores by Eugene Poddany. US first (Random House, New York).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing shows 1967 as the only copyright date, with piano scores by Eugene Poddany
- This title was issued in pictorial boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, so identification rests on the rear-board advertisement lists: the larger-books list ends at 'I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew' and the Beginner Books list ends at 'Fox in Socks.'
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition, first printing shows 1967 as the only copyright date, with piano scores by… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing shows 1967 as the only copyright date, with piano scores by Eugene Poddany. This title was issued in pictorial boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, so identification rests on the rear-board advertisement lists: the larger-books list ends at 'I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew' and the Beginner Books list ends at 'Fox in Socks.'

## Is this the true first?
US first (Random House, New York).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No dust jacket was issued for this title, so a jacket price is not an identification point; distinguish the trade first from later printings by the copyright statement and the rear-board advertisement lists.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Cat in the Hat Song Book* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-cat-in-the-hat-song-book
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.