Famous Non-Winners

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

When I set out to discover if there were any books that fit this category, my first discovery shocked me. There are some books that are so famous that it is hard to imagine that they have never been properly honored. But, our first, featured non-winner is: Green Eggs and Ham! Yes! That, Green Eggs and Ham! The delightful story of Sam-I-Am and his never-ending quest to get his unnamed friend to try the titular food has never been the recipient of a major children’s book award. That is not to say that it has been swept under the rug. Green Eggs and Ham has been a bestselling book for over 3 decades and in recent polls of top 100 children’s books teachers listed it as number 4; students placed it at number 3.

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