# Is "There's a Wocket in My Pocket!" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1974) is identified by: A Bright & Early Book (Beginner Books, a division of Random House), copyright 1974. US Bright & Early Books (Random House) first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- A Bright & Early Book (Beginner Books, a division of Random House), copyright 1974
- Issued in glazed pictorial paper over boards with NO dust jacket
- The first-printing point is the full, unbroken number line on the copyright page; the rear board shows the period-correct series title list
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | A Bright & Early Book (Beginner Books, a division of Random House), copyright 1974 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
A Bright & Early Book (Beginner Books, a division of Random House), copyright 1974. Issued in glazed pictorial paper over boards with NO dust jacket. The first-printing point is the full, unbroken number line on the copyright page; the rear board shows the period-correct series title list.

## Is this the true first?
US Bright & Early Books (Random House) first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Because there is no jacket, ignore any jacket 'point'; later printings are identified by a shortened number line and an updated back-board title list.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *There's a Wocket in My Pocket!* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/theres-a-wocket-in-my-pocket
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.