“Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer and longer. Follow Sam-I-am as he insists that this unusual treat is indeed a delectable snack to be savored everywhere and in every way.
Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
Reviews -
"Limited vocabulary but unlimited exuberance of illustration."- School Library Journal.
Who banned this book...
- beginning in 1965, it was forbidden to read Green Eggs and Ham in Maoist China because of its “portrayal of early Marxism,” and the ban was not lifted until author Theodor Seuss Geisl’s death in 1991.
- banned by officials at a California school in the early 1990`s thinking the plot was homosexual seduction. They thought the eggs and ham that tempted Sam were suggestive of homosexuality, and the eggs and ham were to symbolize parts of the body.
Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.
Reviews -
"Limited vocabulary but unlimited exuberance of illustration."- School Library Journal.
Who banned this book...
- beginning in 1965, it was forbidden to read Green Eggs and Ham in Maoist China because of its “portrayal of early Marxism,” and the ban was not lifted until author Theodor Seuss Geisl’s death in 1991.
- banned by officials at a California school in the early 1990`s thinking the plot was homosexual seduction. They thought the eggs and ham that tempted Sam were suggestive of homosexuality, and the eggs and ham were to symbolize parts of the body.