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Green Eggs and Ham

(1960, Fiction - For Beginning Readers, Written by Dr. Seuss, Illustrated by Dr. Seuss)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4.
  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    A childhood favorite for good reason.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness :

    Of a benign, cartoonish sort: A car drives up a tree and onto a train, the train crashes onto a boat, and everyone ends up in the water.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Green Eggs and Ham

Parents need to know that this classically silly story shows characters doing a few dangerous things -- like driving a car into the treetops and, later, on top of a moving train. But since the tone is overtly comical, most kids will know that they shouldn't try these things at home.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the benefits of trying new things -- from exotic foods to books with big words to challenging physical tasks. (Who knows? You just might like them.) Do you think the unnamed character who claims to dislike green eggs and ham likes them in their normal state (ie. not green)? Would you eat them? Have you ever had a strong opinion about something that you were convinced you hated and later discovered you liked? Did it take a lot of courage to try something new?
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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    A Classic

    Good, funny kids book. Todlers will love it.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 9
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 1.0

    awe man!

    Dr. Seuss says he hates GREEN (a puke color) eggs and ham

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    funny

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    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

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  5. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 4.0

    Great!

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