Green Eggs and Ham was published on August 12, 1960. Anywhere is the only word used that has more than one syllable. The 50 words are a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, and you. Seuss's publisher, that Seuss (after completing The Cat in the Hat using 236 words) could not complete an entire book without exceeding that limit. The vocabulary of the text consists of just 50 words and was the result of a bet between Seuss and Bennett Cerf, Dr. Green Eggs and Ham is one of Seuss's " Beginner Books", written with very simple vocabulary for beginning readers. When he declares that he likes them, he happily says, "I do so like green eggs and ham. Finally, Sam-I-am asks the man to try them, and he accepts the green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am." Sam further asks him to eat that food in various locations (house, box, car, tree, train, dark, rain, boat) and with a few different animals (mouse, fox, goat), but is still rebuffed.
However, he refuses repeatedly throughout the story, saying "I do not like green eggs and ham. Sam-I-Am offers an unnamed man a plate of green eggs and ham. Seuss on the Loose starring Paul Winchell as the voice of both characters, and more recently an animated TV series of the same name on Netflix (which also gave the originally unnamed character Sam pesters the name "Guy-Am-I"). The story has appeared in several adaptations, starting with 1973's Dr. As of 2019, the book has sold 8 million copies worldwide. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. Green Eggs and Ham is a children's book by Dr.
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