Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss's publisher, wagered $50 that Seuss could not write a book using only fifty different words. Seuss won by writing which book?
Green Eggs and Ham was the result of a bet between Seuss and Bennett Cerf, Dr. Seuss's publisher, that Seuss (after completing "The Cat in the Hat" using 236 words) could not complete an entire book without exceeding that limit. The 50 words are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you. "Green Eggs and Ham" was published on August 12, 1960.
Dr. Seuss bibliography of Dr. Seuss. Except for "Great Day for Up!", "My Book about ME" and "I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!", these books were illustrated and written by Geisel. Note only first edition information is given. Geisel also wrote several books that were posthumously published under his most recognizable pen name, Dr. Seuss. Geisel also authored several books under the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backward) and one book under the name Rosetta Stone. These books were written but not illustrated by Geisel. While Geisel was most famous for his literary works, he helped write several propaganda films,