ReviewThis timeless Dr. Seuss classic was initial published in 1960, and has been delighting readers ever since. Sam-I-am is as persistent as a telemarketer, altering as a great deal of variables as possible in the hopes of convincing the nameless skeptic that green eggs and ham are a delicacy to be savored. He tries each manner of presentment with this “nouveau cuisine”–in a house, with a mouse, in a box, with a fox, with a goat, on a boat–to no avail. Then finally, finally the doubter caves underneath the tremendous pressure exerted by the tireless Sam-I-am. And guess what? Well, you in all probability know what happens, but even after reading Green Eggs and Ham the thousandth time, the climactic realization that green eggs and ham are “so good, so good, you see” is still a rush. As usual, kids will love Dr. Seuss’s wacky rhymes and whimsical illustrations–and this time, they might even be so moved as to ultimately take a taste of their broccoli. (Ages 4 to 
Review”Limited vocabulary but limitless ebullience of illustration.”–School Library Journal.
From the Inside FlapIllus. in color. Sam-I-Am mounts a determined effort to convince another Seuss reputation to eat a plate of green eggs and ham.
