If I Ran the Zoo

This title serves as the inaugural entry in the author's If I Ran the... franchise, which features similar imaginative explorations of different professions and settings.

The book received a Caldecott Honor in 1951, a distinction awarded to recognize the artistic quality of American picture books for children.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises ceased the publication of this title in 2021 after a review process determined that the book contains imagery portraying certain groups of people in ways that are considered hurtful and wrong.