| 100% | HOPONPOP | 8 | Children's book described as "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use" |
| 72% | HOPONPOP | 8 | Book touted as "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use" |
| 50% | HOPONPOP | 8 | "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use," or what parts of 17-, 25- and 49-Across are |
| 42% | HOP | 3 | With 36-Down, Dr. Seuss classic with the subtitle "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use" |
| 41% | LORAX | 5 | The —, 1971 book for children by Dr Seuss |
| 38% | LORAX | 5 | The —, 1971 children’s book by Dr Seuss |
| 36% | HOP | 3 | "___ on Pop," 1963 book by Dr. Seuss that ranked sixteenth on Publisher Weekly's list which is one of the best-selling books for children |
| 34% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 33% | ATEON | 5 | Used as the surface for a meal |
| 33% | RAILWAY | 7 | Book for kids by E. Nesbit: The __ Children |
| 33% | SALMANRUSHDIE | 13 | Author who won the Man Booker Prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CAUTIOUSOPTIMISM | 16 | Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst" |
| 32% | PADMA | 5 | Lakshmi who wrote the children's book "Tomatoes for Neela" |
| 32% | IBRAMXKENDI | 11 | Youngest winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction |
| 32% | THELORAX | 8 | 1971 book for children by Dr Seuss |
| 32% | SHELVE | 6 | Make ready for use, as library books |
| 32% | THELORAX | 8 | Dr. Seuss book about caring for the environment |
| 31% | ROGER | 5 | 'Affirmative' as used over the radio for armed forces |
| 31% | DOG | 3 | Children's book "Clifford the Big Red ___" |
| 31% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree cited in Exodus as the material used for the Ark of the Covenant |
| 31% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American author described as the "King of Horror" with the most number of book to film adaptations: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LABRADORS | 9 | Large dogs often used as guide dogs for the blind |
| 31% | NGALIEMA | 8 | Bay used as a port for Kinshasa in the DRC |
| 31% | GIVING | 6 | Children's book by Shel Silverstein: The __ Tree |
| 31% | LYNNECHENEY | 11 | Author of the children's book "A Is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women" |
| 31% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game for young children with the Gumdrop Mountains and gingerbread-man tokens: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SHELF | 5 | "The Elf on the ___: A Christmas Tradition," 2005 picture book for children |
| 30% | HAT | 3 | "The Cat in the ___," children's book by Dr. Seuss |
| 30% | ESIOTROT | 8 | 1990 Roald Dahl book for children featuring the character Mr Hoppy |