''You're Only Old Once! A Book for Obsolete Children'' is a 1986
picture book
A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The images ...
for adults by
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel (;"Seuss" '' The Seven Lady Godivas'', which was published in 1939. ''The Seven Lady Godivas'' sold fewer than 500 copies when it was first released, but ''You're Only Old Once!'' reached No. 1 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, and remained on the list for over 60 weeks.Best sellers: May 17, 1987 . ''The New York Times''. May 17, 1987. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
The book's subtitle, ''A Book for Obsolete Children'' refers to a quote by Dr. Seuss describing why he did not enjoy writing for adults. After the failure of ''The Seven Lady Godivas'', Seuss said in an interview, "Adults are just obsolete children, and the hell with them."