Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2026-02-18
Books mentioned on #854: Tish Rabe — 200+ Children's Books, Getting Picked for Dr. Seuss, Lessons from Early Sesame Street, How to Write 300+ Songs, and More
Tish Rabe (@tishrabebooks) is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 children's books with more than 11 million copies sold. She has written for Sesame Street, Disney, PBS Kids, Curious George, Clifford, and many more.
Tish Rabe discussed The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss and Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat by Dr.
Discussed“And what they used on the study was they all read The Cat in the Hat, the original Cat in the Hat book.”
Where to get it
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr.
Discussed“So, here we are. starts 2008 I think Audrey Geel called me and said could I read all 41 of Ted Ted Gel's Dr. s books and write a book with references to all of them.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go!
“And she wanted it called, "Oh baby, the places you'll go to be read in utero." I'm sitting there going, "Okay, sure." So I went and read all of them. And here's a who, if I ran the zoo, if I ran the circus, yurt the turtle, fid with the moose. I read them all and I wrote, "Oh, Baby,”