Daddy, Daddy please please can,
You read to me Green eggs & ham
No, no this tale, I do not like
I would not, could not read it tonight
well, would you, could you now & then
even possibly soon & when
read it with me, Barbie & Ken
No I wouldn't now & then
Would you, could you on a boat
somewhere of the Norfolk coast
whilst the captain makes some toast
would you, could you on a boat
No I wouldn't on a boat
even with jam on my toast
floating off the English coast
no I wouldn't on a boat
Will you, will you on a horse
riding round a jumping course
reading semaphore & Morse
will you, would you on a horse
No I wouldn't on a horse
not even on a dressage course
read in semaphore & Morse
never, never on a horse
Daddy, Daddy please please can,
you read to me Green eggs & ham
Green eggs & ham, this very night
this is something I would not like
Well, would you, could you in a field
speeding down a giant hill
on an old & rusty shield
would you read it in a field
it would make me rather ill
speeding on a rusty shield
I'll never read it in a field
How about read it to a goat
who's telling rather saucy jokes
whilst waterskiing round a moat
would you read it to a goat
Read it, read it to a goat
who's waterskiing round a moat
this is a rather poor taste joke
I will not, read it to a goat
Well could you teach me, then & now
to read this book, show me how
so I can read green eggs & ham
then I can read it , when I can
Ok, my daughter I confess
even if its under duress
I do like Seuss, I have to say
I would teach you to read him any day
But, I will read it till you sleep
count, count, counting all the sheep
cuddly toys piled in a heap
on your bed, that's never neat
I will read him now & then
& together with your friends
somewhere off the Norfolk coast
bob, bob, bobbing on a boat
I will read him on a horse
signing semaphore & Morse
whilst I'm sitting in a field
slip, slip, sliding on a shield
I will read it to a goat
who's waterskiing round a moat
I will read green eggs & ham
to you my daughter, yes I can
With you my daughter, yes we can !!
When my daughter was younger, a lot of the books were what I would describe as " very girly" stories, full of princesses lounging about the place waiting to be saved. My daughter loved having me read stories to her, but these "girly" ones I didn't like, found I couldn't invest any real passion or joy in them. So when I came across a couple of books, One being - Spike Milligan's, A children's treasury of Milligan ( really funny book), & the other being this one - Dr Seuss, A classic treasury, I suddenly found not only did I enjoy reading to her again, but there was all these daft characters that I could become. Her bedtime suddenly turned into a performance, with both of us playing different characters (complete with silly voices) & as she got older & she started reading confidently, she found she could join in and even read it to me.
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4 comments:
That was great.
I actually love reading Green Eggs & Ham to my kids more than they like to hear it. Sometimes my daughter (5) picks it because she wants to suck up to me, LOL.
My daughters 9 & although she's way past it , with her reading every now & then she chooses it & we each take a character. Have you come across Spike Milligans - A childrens treasury of Milligan, theres a poem , on the Ning,Nang,Nong, she still adores this, in fact she could recite it before she could read.
I agree, my daughters Barbie books have gone "missing" when no one was looking! But, I can read ANYTHING by Dr. Seuss!
Michelle
Little Nipper Books
http://childrensbooksnewparentsguide.blogspot.com/
This book & the Milligan one made my daughter's bedtime reading with myself, fun & has allowed us a continuing bonding experience through reading.
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