I love green eggs and ham do you?
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2019, the book has sold 8 million copies worldwide.
The story has appeared in several adaptations starting with 1973's "Dr. Seuss on the Loose" starring Paul Winchell as the voice of both Sam-I-am and the first-person narrator.
Plot.
The story follows an unnamed character who does not like green eggs and ham and his adversary Sam
, happily responding, "I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you. Thank you, Sam-I-am."
Background.
"Green Eggs and Ham" is one of Seuss's "Beginner Books", written with very simple vocabulary for beginning readers. The vocabulary of the text consists of just 50 words and was the result of a bet between Seuss and Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss's publisher, that Seuss (after completing "The Cat in the Hat" using 236 words)