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Green Eggs and Ham and other stories
9 complete stories at a great price!Green Eggs and Ham read by Jason AlexanderOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish read by David Hyde PierceOh, the Thinks You Can Think! read by Michael McKeanI'm Not Going to Get Up Today read by Jason AlexanderOh Say Can You Say? read by Michael McKeanFox in Socks read by David Hyde PierceI Can Read with My Eyes Shut read by Michael McKeanHop on Pop read by David Hyde PierceDr. Seuss's ABC read by Jason Alexander
120 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1960
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Dr. Seuss
1,108 books18.4k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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September 30, 2024
Out of all the stories in this book, What Was I Scared Of? is my favorite.
September 30, 2024
This book includes four stories:
Green Eggs and Ham ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Too Many Daves ⭐⭐
The Big Brag ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What Was I Scared Of? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Green Eggs and Ham ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Too Many Daves ⭐⭐
The Big Brag ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What Was I Scared Of? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
November 18, 2019
Green Eggs and Ham and other Servings of Dr. Seuss. Jason Alexander. One fish two fish red fish blue fish, Oh the things you can think. All rights reserved Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce read ncb Fox in socks, hop on Pop and more.
I find that each size works to be such that they word together very well. Enjoyed putting this one together very much. It was a lot of fun. Fun is left to go Avgready read to go. Happy reading! Enjoy!!!!
Happy Thanksgving!!!
I find that each size works to be such that they word together very well. Enjoyed putting this one together very much. It was a lot of fun. Fun is left to go Avgready read to go. Happy reading! Enjoy!!!!
Happy Thanksgving!!!
December 26, 2025
This one instantly took me back to middle school. I can still remember reading it in class and then, because teachers were fully committed, actually getting served green eggs and ham one day. Bright green. Visually upsetting. Honestly, not bad.
Revisiting it now, it is funny how something so simple sticks with you. The rhythm, the repetition, the stubborn refusal followed by reluctant curiosity all still work. It is playful, quick, and oddly comforting, like muscle memory for your brain.
It is one of those books that reminds you reading does not always have to be serious to be meaningful. Sometimes it is just about being nudged to try something new, even if it looks terrible at first. And occasionally, you surprise yourself.
Revisiting it now, it is funny how something so simple sticks with you. The rhythm, the repetition, the stubborn refusal followed by reluctant curiosity all still work. It is playful, quick, and oddly comforting, like muscle memory for your brain.
It is one of those books that reminds you reading does not always have to be serious to be meaningful. Sometimes it is just about being nudged to try something new, even if it looks terrible at first. And occasionally, you surprise yourself.
May 1, 2025
Funny, punny and tongue twisty!
especially liked Michael McKean and Jason Alexander narrated poems.
especially liked Michael McKean and Jason Alexander narrated poems.
July 4, 2022
I love any audio books by celebrities and these are so much fun! It was nice listening to this while I was drifting off to sleep. Only problem was that I kept laughing! The most hilarious was "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" read by David Hyde Pierce. "Green Eggs and Ham" read by Jason Alexander was cute but it was hard to tell that it was him because of his dramatic voices (in all fairness he is a dramatic stage actor) but I really liked it. I'm going to keep this checked out until it's due so I can listen to these again. So much fun to have such wonderful childhood stories brought to life!
November 15, 2019
The only part I liked was "Green eggs and ham", all the rest was gibberish, literally. I don't imagine myself ever reading nonsense to my child, that is literally what it is, I'm not even making that up! Why would I read random jumbles of words that make no sense whatsoever?! Just for the fun of it? There is no fun, we might as well just make funny faces at each other and start a tickle war or a pillow fight.
"Green eggs and ham" is a good one though because it's both fun and actually teaches a good lesson. I would give "Green eggs and ham" a 5, all the rest a big fat 0.
"Green eggs and ham" is a good one though because it's both fun and actually teaches a good lesson. I would give "Green eggs and ham" a 5, all the rest a big fat 0.
June 20, 2020
It was a super fast-paced and really fantastic Dr. Seuss audiobook. It had really excellent celebrity narrators, really cool sound effects, really wonderful music, really hilarious rhymes, really imaginable characters and a really great stories. This is going to be one of my favorite Dr. Seuss audiobooks I’ve ever listened in my whole life. I highly recommend this book to old and new Seuss fans of all ages.
April 25, 2021
I finally introduced my children to "Green Eggs And Ham", which was a favorite childhood favorite of mine. However, I soon realized that half the enjoyment of Dr Seuss' books are the illustrations, so I don't feel like they got the full experience and hope to borrow the book from the library when we're in Canada next year.
August 5, 2018
This was an audiobook of our favorite Dr. Seuss stories read by Jason Alexander and other TV favorites. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Took me back to my childhood... but giggled listening to George Costanza read these stories.
January 19, 2020
This was seriously such a fun read, okay more like 'listen' because I listened to the audiobook. I love the narrator, this just brought me back to my childhood, sitting on the couch in my child at home, listening to my mom read this to me. It was just such a good TIME.
July 26, 2020
A wonderful collection that really can be enjoyed by adults as well as children. Listening to this was rather nostalgic for me. So many of these I’ve read to my children so many times that I still had them memorized, despite it being several years since I’ve read them. Great rhymes and silliness.
June 9, 2024
Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce, and Michael McKean are absolutely brilliant in this audio version of Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss fans of all ages will enjoy their vibrant and hilarious narrations of these wonderful classics.
November 5, 2019
I'd give it a perfect rating as most of the stories here are just amazing but really didn't like a few of them, otherwise another amazing short book for kids!
October 22, 2020
Still so funny especially with these narrators!!
November 8, 2020
I absolutely love this collection is stories. Many of my favourites from when my children were little. The reader does a great job.
April 7, 2021
So fun listening to the 9 different stories, laughing along the whole time 😂
March 8, 2022
This was great. Picked up the audiobook. Surprising how many poems I knew by heart after 50+ years.
November 14, 2022
Read this to my little cousins, they loved it.
December 14, 2022
Perfect for babysitting
February 8, 2023
Audiobook. Children. Poetry.
July 10, 2024
Easily my favorite listen. I laugh at all the stories and ask for this one on repeat! FIVE STARS!
January 11, 2026
More great DrSeuss fun!!
January 9, 2020
I was just here for green eggs and ham. The rest were not great read over audio.
March 16, 2013
2.5 - 3 stars
Narrated by Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce, Michael McKean with a sample of The Cat in the Hat by Kelsey Grammer
Overall, this was a good audiobook collection of several of Dr. Seuss's well-known stories. Oddly enough, I did not enjoy it as much as I had expected. The twistiness of the rhymes were less fun for me without the words in print, I think, but that is my own personal preference. I like to understand what I read, and things that don't make sense tend to make me tune out.
Green Eggs and Ham read by Jason Alexander
It was fun. He voice acted this really well, and used different voices for Sam and the one strenuously voicing his dislike for green eggs and ham. He did not restrain himself, and raised his voice when it seemed called for. Of all the stories in this collection, I enjoyed this performance the best.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish read by David Hyde Pierce
This didn't sound like a voice acting; it sounded more like a read aloud. At a couple of places, I felt that the narrator restrained himself. I did not sense the same level of enjoyment that Jason Alexander showed in Green Eggs and Ham.
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! read by Michael McKean
The narration, while nice, was rather uninspiring.
I'm Not Going to Get Up Today read by Jason Alexander
I liked the voice acting, although it sounded just a bit restrained (perhaps it was due to the situation i.e. the narrator is supposed to be sleepy?) and I totally related to the narrator of the story. ha! "I'm not going to get up today!" The soundtrack was also appropriate. Definitely felt like going back to sleep.
Oh Say Can You Say? read by Michael McKean
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
Fox in Socks read by David Hype Pierce
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut read by Michael McKean
It was okay.
Hop on Pop read by David Hype Pierce
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
Dr. Seuss's ABC read by Jason Alexander
What I appreciate about this narrator is that he doesn't seem to have problem using different tones and volume levels in his narration. It definitely increases my enjoyment of the story.
In short, in terms of my enjoyment, I would rate this at 2.5 stars. Otherwise, it would be a 3 star read for me.
Narrated by Jason Alexander, David Hyde Pierce, Michael McKean with a sample of The Cat in the Hat by Kelsey Grammer
Overall, this was a good audiobook collection of several of Dr. Seuss's well-known stories. Oddly enough, I did not enjoy it as much as I had expected. The twistiness of the rhymes were less fun for me without the words in print, I think, but that is my own personal preference. I like to understand what I read, and things that don't make sense tend to make me tune out.
Green Eggs and Ham read by Jason Alexander
It was fun. He voice acted this really well, and used different voices for Sam and the one strenuously voicing his dislike for green eggs and ham. He did not restrain himself, and raised his voice when it seemed called for. Of all the stories in this collection, I enjoyed this performance the best.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish read by David Hyde Pierce
This didn't sound like a voice acting; it sounded more like a read aloud. At a couple of places, I felt that the narrator restrained himself. I did not sense the same level of enjoyment that Jason Alexander showed in Green Eggs and Ham.
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! read by Michael McKean
The narration, while nice, was rather uninspiring.
I'm Not Going to Get Up Today read by Jason Alexander
I liked the voice acting, although it sounded just a bit restrained (perhaps it was due to the situation i.e. the narrator is supposed to be sleepy?) and I totally related to the narrator of the story. ha! "I'm not going to get up today!" The soundtrack was also appropriate. Definitely felt like going back to sleep.
Oh Say Can You Say? read by Michael McKean
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
Fox in Socks read by David Hype Pierce
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut read by Michael McKean
It was okay.
Hop on Pop read by David Hype Pierce
Kudos to the narrator for managing all the tongue twisting rhymes. Otherwise, I found this rather boring. (See note above about my feelings on nonsense.)
Dr. Seuss's ABC read by Jason Alexander
What I appreciate about this narrator is that he doesn't seem to have problem using different tones and volume levels in his narration. It definitely increases my enjoyment of the story.
In short, in terms of my enjoyment, I would rate this at 2.5 stars. Otherwise, it would be a 3 star read for me.
February 27, 2011
We took this on a road trip and listened to it many times. The best result of that was the 2-year-old in my car randomly yelling bits of "Fox in Socks" all week.
The readers, no surprise, are good. I did have to let Mr Alexander's readings grow on me, as I could only think of his voice belonging to a petty, greedy, little selfish man, and I've only seen two episodes on Seinfeld. I am sure he is a lovely person, and I did come to terms with his "Green Eggs and Ham" after a few listens.
Dr Seuss, of course, is just wonderful, so with such source material and talented performers, you could hardly go wrong. Add to that some unobtrusive and quite funny incidental music, and this is well worth listening to.
The readers, no surprise, are good. I did have to let Mr Alexander's readings grow on me, as I could only think of his voice belonging to a petty, greedy, little selfish man, and I've only seen two episodes on Seinfeld. I am sure he is a lovely person, and I did come to terms with his "Green Eggs and Ham" after a few listens.
Dr Seuss, of course, is just wonderful, so with such source material and talented performers, you could hardly go wrong. Add to that some unobtrusive and quite funny incidental music, and this is well worth listening to.
December 24, 2009
I bought this as a Christmas present for one of my young friends and as I was wrapping it, decided to read it! (Value for the present!!!!) The blurb stated that the Doctor has "enthralled readers of all ages" so I thought I would try it out!
I am glad that I did for it is amusing, as are most of Dr Seuss' books, and the illustrations are terrific. I am sure my young friend will enjoy it as much as I did!
I am glad that I did for it is amusing, as are most of Dr Seuss' books, and the illustrations are terrific. I am sure my young friend will enjoy it as much as I did!
October 5, 2011
This Audio Book is pretty cool, although of course the rhymes can be quite confusing if you don't look at the text! I didn't remember a lot of things even if I read some of the books when I was younger. The readers are amazing, and it's quite an experience to listen to George Constanza, I mean, Jason Alexander, reading Dr. Seuss.
May 26, 2013
Classic!
June 7, 2013
I particularly liked Jason Alexander and loved as always the one where you can't convince me to get out bed. :D
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