Dr. Seuss’s Most Famous Book Is the Result of a Bet
The founder of Random House Publishing, Bennett Cerf made a bet with Theo Geisel (who we all know as Dr. Seuss) that he couldn’t write an entertaining children’s book with less than 50 words.
So he came up with “Green Eggs and Ham” – one of the most popular children’s books ever written in history. After Dr. Seuss saw how useful and successful his 50-word books were for children, he wrote more.
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