***Background***
Dr Seuss is well known because of his many books and of course The Cat In The Hat has had a revival thanks to the film of the same name. His clever nonsensical rhymes have delighted children for many years and this one was first published way back in 1962.
***The Book***
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This timeless Dr. Seuss classic was first published in 1960, and has been delighting ... more
readers ever since. Sam-I-Am is as persistent as a telemarketer, changing as many variables as possible in the hopes of convincing the nameless sceptic that green eggs...
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This timeless Dr. Seuss classic was first published in 1960, and has been delighting ... more
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recitation of Green Eggs and Ham (and who makes Cat in the Hat/If I Ran the Zoo and Fox in Socks/Horton Hatches the Egg come alive on separate CDs). Taking a colleague up on a bet, Dr Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote and published this tale--arguably his best known--in 1960 with the constraint of using a mere 50 words. And what an amazing 50 words they are! Strung together with charm, energy, and pleasantly tripping repetition, Green Eggs and Ham stands up as one of Seuss's masterworks. Also included on the CD are rhyming parables of greed, honesty, and making amends in the dramatisations of Yertle the Turtle, The Big Brag, and, finally, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, starring the young hero who many will recognise from the better known Bartholomew Cubbins and the 500 Hats. This disc, along with its companion reissues, is a wang dang doodle of linguistic and auditory fun! --Paige La Grone
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recitation of Green Eggs and Ham (and who makes Cat in the Hat/If I Ran the Zoo and Fox in Socks/Horton Hatches the Egg come alive on separate CDs). Taking a colleague up on a bet, Dr Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote and published this tale--arguably his best known--in 1960 with the constraint of using a mere 50 words. And what an amazing 50 words they are! Strung together with charm, energy, and pleasantly tripping repetition, Green Eggs and Ham stands up as one of Seuss's masterworks. Also included on the CD are rhyming parables of greed, honesty, and making amends in the dramatisations of Yertle the Turtle, The Big Brag, and, finally, Bartholomew and the Oobleck, starring the young hero who many will recognise from the better known Bartholomew Cubbins and the 500 Hats. This disc, along with its companion reissues, is a wang dang doodle of linguistic and auditory fun! --Paige La Grone
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This timeless Dr. Seuss classic was first published in 1960, and has been delighting ... more
readers ever since. Sam-I-Am is as persistent as a telemarketer, changing as many variables as possible in the hopes of convincing the nameless sceptic that green eggs and ham are a delicacy to be savoured. He tries every manner of presentation with this nouvelle 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 in under the tremendous pressure exerted by the tireless Sam-I-Am. And guess what? Well, you probably know what happens, but even after reading Green Eggs and Ham for 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 finally take a taste of their broccoli. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Advantages: Rhyming book that helps children learn to read Disadvantages: none
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"Do you like green eggs and ham?"
The rhyming script then continues with the old character saying he doesn't like them and Sam spends his time asking him lots of different questions to see if there is any way that he can get him to eat them.
The problem is that the old character hasn't actually tried them before and Sam keeps on and on at him until he finally agrees to try them so he can be left alone. ... ...that the old character loves green eggs and ham and is so pleased to have tried them.
***The Illustrations***
The pictures in this book are extremely funny throughout as we are shown all the different ways that green eggs and ham might be enjoyed. Despite this being in a classic style book the pictures and bright and bold and the writing is kept on a white background in quite large print so it is easy for a child to ... more
***Background***
Dr Seuss is well known because of his many books and of course The Cat In The Hat has had a revival thanks to the film of the same name. His clever nonsensical rhymes have delighted children for many years and this one was first published way back in 1962.
***The Book***
The book starts with a funny looking character standing on the rear end of a creature that looks a little bit like a dog.
"I am Sam Sam I am."
A grumpy old character sitting in a chair complains.
"That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I_am! I do not like that Sam-I-am!
The question that Sam asks him next is quite simply,
"Do you like green eggs and ham?"
The rhyming script then continues with the old character saying he doesn't like them and Sam spends his time asking him lots of different questions to see if there is any way that he can get him to eat them.
The problem is that the old character hasn't actually tried them before and Sam keeps on and on at him until he finally agrees to try them so he can be left alone. The story ends with a delighted Sam because it turns out that the old character loves green eggs and ham and is so pleased to have tried them.
***The Illustrations***
The pictures in this book are extremely funny throughout as we are shown all the different ways that green eggs and ham might be enjoyed. Despite this being in a classic style book the pictures and bright and bold and the writing is kept on a white background in quite large print so it is easy for a child to read.
***My Thoughts***
My son is pretty familiar with the Dr Seuss classic collection because we have quite a few of the books at home including the famous Cat In The Hat and Hop On Pop but this one seems to have managed to escape our shelves. It wasn't surprising therefore when my son grabbed it from the shelf in the local library and brought it over to me, as he already loves the strange and funny rhymes in the Dr Seuss books.
The style of rhyming in the book is just pure genius and I don't think there has been anything quite like this since it was written all those years ago. The thought of eating green eggs and ham is not exactly appealing to anyone and in fairness I would probably be quite worried about all sorts of food poisoning if that was served up to me, but the point of this silly book is to show children that they might actually like something if they just give it a try and stop being so stubborn.
Books like these were well ahead of their time when it comes to things like phonics in schools but they are so useful when a child is learning to read because it shows the different ways letters can be sounded out. The repetition throughout the book is also a good test of memory when reading with your child and it's great fun to see if they can remember what comes next in the list of places that Sam has suggested eating the dreaded food.
The pictures are simple with lots of bright colours and funny creatures. The predominantly white background makes them jump out at you and this also emphasises the clear black text.
I remember reading this book at school and loving it and it was a joy to be able to read it again with my son after all those years. I think I can honestly say that this will be one of those books that goes on to delight children for many years to come.
***Price & Availability***
The paperback version retails for £4.99 but can be found on Amazon for only £3.49. It also comes in hardback form complete with a CD featuring the voice of Adrian Edmondson from The Young Ones for £9.99 from WH Smith.
Advantages: Great Dr Seuss Book Disadvantages: None
...children and this one is Green Eggs and Ham. The cover of the book is Green with a red and white stripped banner down the left hand side and a picture of a yellow and white cat holding a plate of green eggs and ham and the title in white letting on the right hand side. The back cover is also green and has a paragraph about the book written at the top. The story starts with a funny creature called Sam holding a banner telling us he is Sam-I-am. We ... ...this creature if he likes green eggs and ham, he says he does not like them. Sam goes on pestering him about liking green eggs and ham and taking him to funny places asking him if he would like them there. Would he give in and try the green eggs and ham to hake Sam-I-am happy or would Sam-I-am keep trying?
Through out this book there is a very clever rhyming pattern which starts and the beginning of the book and the whole story is told using it. ...
sewbizzie 22.09.2008
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A great rhyming story to read to young children.
It has a lot of repetitive words that young children love to 'chant' along with the reader.
Sam tries to get the Cat in the Hat to eat some GreenEggs and Ham.
"I do not like!"
"I do not like!"
"I do not like!"
The cat refuses and refuses to to even try the GreenEggs and Ham.
Quite a common thing for small children to say before even trying something new to eat. This is great because little ones can realy relate to this.
In the end however, the cat does try the GreenEggs and Ham and to his surprise, he actually likes it!
Extremely easy reading. NIce and short too and you certainly won't mind reading this over and over again to your children.
A real delight from Dr. Seuss! ...
Advantages: Green eggs and ham, and a guy named Sam Disadvantages: Well, the eggs are green, but must be seen
green beer, was it a keg?
But this should be a family verse
and green beer does become too terse
So now, dear friend, go buy the book
Open it up and take a look
You'll never be sorry, you'll never frown
This short tale won't let you down
And may you be just who you are
We're all Sam, both near and far
But we're ourselves, and this is true
This book was meant for me and you.
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Continuing the celebration of the birthday of Theodor Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, I wrote this piece on another of his very popular books.
'GreenEggs and Ham' is a perfect early reader for children. It was developed largely as part of a wager, that a book could not be written with 50 words or fewer. Dr. Seuss won! The vocabulary is small, but the story and the rhyming scheme make this a rich and easily remember treat for children ...
GreenEggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.
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