My brother Scott loved this one so much that we eventually gave him the nickname of "Sam." He and I thrilled to each page of the fictional Sam's ongoing efforts to get his unnamed buddy to try green eggs and ham. And even the fact that our mother occasionally used the book against us ("How do you know you don't like asparagus if you won't try it? Remember how happy Sam's friend was when he finally tried green eggs and ham?") never lessened our enthusiasm.