Green Eggs and Ham

As a child, I was never read Dr. Seuss stories, at least not memorably. I've never understood (and actually almost don't like) the "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and stories such as "Oh the Places You'll Go," "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," or "Horton Hears a Who." However, I chose to read "Green Eggs and Ham" because one of my friends began reciting it to me and I realized that if she loved it that much as a child, to read it often enough to memorize it, than it must be worth something. I did enjoy it, although I think it's lost some of the sparkle that it had for my friend, probably because she read it at a young age and it was written for that audience. However, one of the things I noticed is that it is somewhat educational. It teaches about animals (the mouse, fox, and goat), modes of transportation (car, train, boat), and also talks about other basic nouns that would help build a child's vocabulary, such as rain, dark, box, house, etc.