![]() ![]() ![]() The story follows a nutty, but persistent character named Sam-I-Am, who hangs around a tall grumpy, dog-faced man. This 1960 book was written as the result of a friendly bet: Seuss's publisher was impressed that The Cat in the Hat was written using fewer than 300 different words, and bet Seuss that he couldn't write another one with a coherent plot using only 50 different words. His whimsical pictures showcase the crazy world in which this storyline is possible. He manages this with a text composed primarily of repetitions of the same few lines, with a few minor changes, building up to a climactic ending. Seuss does it again, putting a tiny collection of words to amazing use. The main character, known as Guy-Am-I from 2019 onward, stating his dislike of the titular food to Sam-I-AmÄr. ![]()
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