Green Eggs and Ham
| Green Eggs and Ham | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Release date | 1960 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| OCLC Number | 184476 |
| Sequel to | Happy Birthday to You! |
| Prequel to | One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish |
Green Eggs and Ham is a book by Dr. Seuss. It was first published in 1960. Publishers Weekly says that it had sold fourth-most copies of any children's book ever as of 2001.[1]
Words [change]
Green Eggs and Ham is one of Seuss's "Beginner Books", written using very simple words for beginning readers. There are only fifty different words, of which 49 have only one syllable. The one exception is "anywhere". The fifty words used 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, you. 45 of the 50 words (all but box, car, Sam, train and try) are Germanic.
References [change]
- ↑ "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA186995.html. 17 December 2001, Publishers Weekly.
Other websites [change]
- Seussville: various Green Eggs and Ham items
