Cruz got our attention — the point of his quasi-filibuster — and in many ways Green Eggs and Ham was an inspired choice of reading material: Most of us know and love Dr. Seuss' more famous ...

Random House co-founder Bennet Cerf (1898-1971) made a $50 bet with Dr. Seuss, who accepted the task and won. The result was the 1960 book Green Eggs and Ham, a tale of culinary curiosity that ...