Baby/Children’s Book of the Week: # 2 ~ Green Eggs & Ham

Welcome to week 2 of our reading journey!

I adore Dr. Seuss books and they were bound to make an appearance here sooner or later. And here we are at week 2 with the first, but not the last one, I’ll feature.

Reading aloud to your child is a wonderful shared activity to promote language development and early literacy skills in a fun and stimulating way, and as Dr. Seuss would say:
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~ Dr. Seuss

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​Title: Green Eggs & Ham
Author: Dr. Seuss
Illustrator: Dr. Seuss

Ages: Preschool and up
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First published in 1960, Green Eggs and Ham is a classic children’s book by Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss. The main character of the book, Sam-I-Am pursues his friend who is surprisingly nameless, and offers him “green eggs and ham” in numerous places with a variety of different dinner guests until he ultimately gives in and tries the “delicacy”.

Would you like them in a house? Would you like them with a mouse?
I do not like them
In a house.
I do not like them
With a mouse.
I do not like them
Here or there.
I do not like them Anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
And the result? Does he like them? You’ll just have to read the book to find out!

Although the target age is pre-school and above, Freyja at 12 weeks loves this book! She doesn’t have a favorite page yet, but enjoys the images and lyrical rhyming that is classic Seuss.

Written using just 50 words, Green Eggs and Ham is a delight to read and will quickly become a favorite with your kiddos reciting their favorite pages from memory even before they can read it themselves. It’s a must addition to your library.

Be sure to check-out the above activities courtesy of seussville.com for fun ideas including games and coloring pages.

Purchase from Amazon or borrow from your local library.

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I hope you enjoy our choices as much as we do and if there are any that you’d like to see featured, please let me know.