Sam-I-Am offers a persistent invitation: will you try green eggs and ham? A grumpy narrator refuses again and again -until one rainy night on a train, in a car, with a fox, in the rain, he finally gives in. Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham is a joyful, rhythmic masterpiece of rhyme and repetition that celebrates openness, courage, and the fun of trying new things. With just 50 unique words, it has delighted generations of children (and adults) while teaching that sometimes the best experiences come from stepping outside our comfort zone.
Date: 1960 (United States)
Length: ~72 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~80.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Children, Comedy
"I did it to prove that I could write a book using only 50 words" — Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) himself on the book’s creation
"Green Eggs and Ham is a perfect book. It’s one of the great works of children’s literature" — Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are
"Green Eggs and Ham is one of the funniest books ever written. The repetition is brilliant" — Judd Apatow, filmmaker and comedy writer
"Green Eggs and Ham is the greatest work of American literature. Fight me" — Stephen Colbert, in a 2012 segment
"I loved Green Eggs and Ham as a kid. It taught me to be open to new experiences" — Common, rapper and actor
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