If I Ran the Zoo

If I Ran the Zoo
AuthorDr. Seuss
Original titleIf I Got to the Zoo
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherRedbook (magazine)
Random House (book)
Publication date
1950 (renewed in 1977)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages40
ISBN978-0-394-80081-3
OCLC470411
Preceded byBartholomew and the Oobleck 
Followed byScrambled Eggs Super! 

If I Ran the Zoo is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss in 1950.

The book is written in anapestic tetrameter, Seuss's usual verse type, and illustrated in Seuss's pen-and-ink style.