Scrambled Eggs Super!
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| Author | Dr. Seuss |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | November 11th, 1953 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 64 |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-80085-1 |
| Preceded by | If I Ran the Zoo |
| Followed by | Horton Hears a Who! |
Scrambled Eggs Super! is a 1953 children's book written and illustrated by American children's author Dr. Seuss. The story is told from the point of view of a boy named Peter T. Hooper, who makes scrambled eggs prepared from eggs belonging to various exotic birds.
This book from Dr. Seuss is the only children's book of his to be in the public domain due to a lack of a copyright renewal.
At the beginning of the story, Peter T. Hooper brags to his sister, Liz, in their mother's kitchen about what a good cook he is. He tells the story of how, when he tired of the taste of regular scrambled eggs using hen's eggs, he decided to scramble eggs from other birds. He tells of how he travelled great distances and discovered a variety of exotic birds and their eggs.
He explains his criteria for choosing some eggs, because of their sweetness, and avoiding others. He takes the eggs home but decides that he still needs more, and he calls on the help of some of his friends from around the world, including a "fellow named Ali". After each bird Peter finds he states the phrase..."Scrambled Eggs Super Dee Dooper Dee Booper Special Deluxe a la Peter T. Hooper".
Legacy
In the 2008 American animated film Horton Hears a Who!, Long-Legger Kwongs and Ruffle-Necked Sala-ma-gooxes appear as residents of the Jungle of Nool.[1]
