Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham is a best-selling and critically acclaimed book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2001, according to Publishers Weekly, it was the fourth-best-selling English-language children's book (novel) of all time. The story is told wholly through images and rhyming dialogue, containing only about 50 words; there is no descriptive narrative or analysis. There are two characters: "Sam-I-Am" (or simply Sam) and an unnamed character. Throughout the book, Sam tries to encourage the unnamed character to try a dish consisting of green eggs and ham saying: "Do you like green eggs and ham?". The unnamed character refuses to taste the dish, saying: "I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them, Sam-I-Am",...