Not long after, publisher Bennett Cerf had a wager: Could Geisel write a kids’ book using just 50 unique words? The winning result, “Green Eggs and Ham,” met the bet — with only one of its ...

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There are only 50 words in the Dr. Seuss’s classic children’s book Green Eggs and Ham. That said, how does one create a 13-episode season of half-hour animated episodes based on a story about ...