Random House "Green Eggs and Ham" Book by Dr. Seuss is ideal for grades 1 - 2. Hardcover book with 72 pages has a story about rainbow fish and his friends.
- Age group and grade: Grades 1st - 2nd
- Author/illustrator: Dr. Seuss
- Subject: Animals
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Children's book
- Number of pages: 72
- Title: Green Eggs and Ham
- Illustrated in Colour
- In this story, the rainbow fish learns the importance of doing what you believe in, regardless of the opinions of your peers
- Rainbow fish and his friends had been playing flash tag and had excluded another fish just because the little striped fish did not have a flashy scale like the others
- Rainbow fish realized that this wasn't right but was too afraid to stand up against his friends for fear of losing their friendship
- But when the new fish is chased by a shark, rainbow fish convinces the group to work together to save the little fish
- Then, they become friends and the little fish is welcomed into the group in spite of his differences, a good story to begin to discuss the problems of peer pressure with your child and the importance of being sensitive to the feelings
