Top 20 Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages For Your Toddler

Dr. Seuss wrote around 46 children’s books with surreal characters and rhymes. He not only narrated the tales of the faraway places, but also conveyed a unique visual language through his stories. This carried his stories to great heights of artistic expression. His work was also adapted into television series and films.

Top 20 Dr Seuss Coloring Pages For Preschoolers

We have compiled a small collection of some of the best Dr. Seuss coloring sheets for your children. These free Dr. Seuss coloring pages to print will ensure that your children have a fun, educational activity in their spare time, featuring characters they know and love.

1. The Once-ler

This coloring sheet features The Once-ler, an important character from the Dr. Seuss series of books. Let your child fill colors on the sheet while you explain the story to him. The Once-ler is a greedy industrialist who cuts down the Truffula trees to make garments known as “thneed.” He is a tall and thin man with black hair and light blue eyes. He is shown wearing a gray fedora, a long-sleeved white T-shirt over a gray vest, striped pants, and dark gray shoes.

2. Thing One and Thing Two

Thing One and Thing Two are characters from Dr. Seuss’ book The Cat in the Hat. They are released from the box that the cat brings to show Conrad and Sally. They cause mischief in the house by flying kites and knocking down everything coming in their path. Thing One and Thing Two are shown wearing jumpsuits with the logos 1 and 2 and an afro.

3. Cindy Lou Who

Cindy Lou Who is another popular character from Dr. Seuss’ books. She appears in the Christmas parable How the Grinch Stole Christmas! She is a cute and gullible girl who believes whatever she sees. She is shown wearing a cute little pink dress in the series.

4. The Grinch

In our coloring pages, you’ll meet the Grinch, the central character of the book and television series How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He is a resident of Whoville and lives above the Whos on Mount Crumpit. The Grinch is an unpleasant grouch with a sour attitude and depressed judgment, always out to ruin something. He has a large, bulbous stomach, a pear-shaped body covered in green hair, long fingers and feet, and yellow teeth.

5. The Lorax

The Lorax is the protagonist of The Lorax. He is the caretaker of the Truffula Trees Forest. He is said to be based on President Theodore Roosevelt for his pro-environmental policies. The Lorax is a short and brown man with a thick, long mustache and yellow bushy eyebrows. He is extremely protective of the Truffula trees and constantly warns everyone about what is happening in the surrounding areas.

6. Sam-I-Am

Sam-I-Am is the most popular character in the Dr. Seuss series. He is the protagonist of the story Green Eggs and Ham. He is also the antagonist of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. He is regarded as a trickster with good intentions. He rarely gets angry in the book and is friendly with everyone. Sam-I-Am is a short, anthropomorphic white cat with no ears or tail. He wears a yellow shirt and a red hat with no shoes or pants.

7. JoJo McDodd

Jojo McDodd is the eldest child of Ned McDodd and the likely successor to his father, Mayor of Whoville. Jojo appears as a silent personality in the book. He has long, black hair, auburn eyes, and pale skin. He wears an all-blue outfit with a red bow at his neck. Jojo is very fond of music. He also finds beats in the rhythmic bounce of a basketball.

8. Ted Wiggins

Ted Wiggins is one of the main characters of the book and television series The Lorax. He is a 14-year-old boy who comes to The Once-ler to learn more about the Truffula Tress. There, he falls in love with Audrey and does everything to win her heart. Ted is a handsome young man with brown hair and brown eyes.

9. Max

One of our Dr. Seuss coloring sheets features Max, a dog and companion of Grinch. He appeared in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas and is a prominent character in the television series and film adaptations. Max is an adorable-looking spotted dog who is always shown sucking on a bone. He has brown curved ears and tan-colored fur. The only words he says are “Yippee!” and “Raaaahhh!”

10. Horton the Elephant

Horton is a kind-hearted elephant who appears in the book Horton Hatches the Egg. He is a gullible and dim-witted elephant who believes in something no one else does. He is a gray, Indian elephant with blue eyes. He has ear sprouts like wings, a tuft of black hair on his head, and a round body.

11. Sally

The cute, little girl you see on one of our coloring pages is Sally Walden, a character in Dr. Seuss’s book The Cat in the Hat. She mostly appears in the book with her brother Conrad, also featured in our coloring sheets. Sally is a well-behaved girl who loves playing with her brother and friends in the garden. She wears a blue dress with polka dots and accessorizes her dress with a pink headband on her orange hair. You can tell your child to use these colors for coloring the sheet.

12. Ned McDodd

The strange-looking person on our list is Ned McDodd, the Mayor of Whoville. He is the father of 96 daughters and one son. He is a stressed-out man with more than 97 mouths to feed and a son with whom he has not spoken in years. Despite all the stress in his life, the Mayor is a dedicated father, husband, and civil servant in Whoville.

13. Jane Kangaroo

Jane Kangaroo, also known as Sour Kangaroo, is the creator of jungle laws in the book Horton Hears a Who. She is skeptical about the existence of the Whos in the Whoville. Jane is a purple kangaroo with a tuft of fur around her neck and long hair on her head that stands up straight. Jane serves as the main antagonist in the book. She believes that once people start listening to Horton, they will come to her with questions she cannot answer. Hence, she starts making deals with Wickershams and the vulture hitman Vlad Vladikoff to do away with Horton.

14. The Fish

One of the coloring sheets shows Fish, a character from Dr. Seuss’s books. His real name is believed to be Carlos K. Krinklebein in the series. The fish was initially skeptical about the presence of The Cat in the house. He later becomes a companion and friend of The Cat. Carlos K. Krinklebein is a pink-colored fish, but your child can use any color they like.

15. Vlad Vladikoff

Vlad Vladikoff is the vulture mercenary in the book Horton Hears a Who. He lives in a tree stump in a swamp surrounded by thorns. Vlad Vladikoff is hired by Jane Kangaroo to do away with Horton’s clover. He is a wicked and cunning vulture who agrees to work for Jane in exchange for her son, Rudy.

16. Sally O’Malley

Sally O’Malley is a strange-looking woman, the wife of Ned McDodd, and the mother of 97 children. She is a dedicated and loving wife willing to give everything to help her husband save Whoville. Your child can use orange or yellow for her striped furs and orange for the eyes. She ties her brown hair in a ponytail style at the top of her head.

17. Conrad

Conrad is Sally’s brother and the narrator of The Cat in the Hat. He is a destructive and misbehaved 12-year-old boy, who spends most of his time playing with his sister Sally. Conrad has a tight, wrinkled face, slick-black hair, and a lean physique. He usually wears a hat and a variety of dark coats.

18. The Wickershams

The Wickershams are one of the antagonists of the series Horton Hatches the Egg. They are monkeys in the Jungle of Nool, who Jane hired to torment Horton. Your children will love filling colors into these mischievous animals.

19. Audrey

The pretty woman you see in the list is Audrey, Ted’s girlfriend. Audrey is fascinated with Truffula trees, as you can see on the coloring sheet, where she holds a miniature tree. She is an environmentalist and helps Ted plant the last Truffula seed. Audrey is a beautiful, young woman with orange hair reaching her hips. She is shown wearing a yellow dress with green stripes.

20. Marie

Our list would be incomplete without Marie Lou Larue, the most promising mind in Whoville. She is an intelligent girl and is adamant about helping her town. She is a friendly woman and loves helping the townspeople in her spare time.

Your children will love these free printable Dr. Seuss coloring pages. If your kids are not already fans of his books, these coloring pages, with their variety of eccentric and colorful characters will surely entice them to want to explore the amusing world of Dr. Seuss. Gift some of these books to your children this festive season or on their birthdays. They will enjoy reading the books in their holidays.