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Tim Tebow Reads 'Green Eggs And Ham' By Dr. Seuss For BOOK IT! Reading Program (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 02/15/2012 4:31 pm Updated: 02/15/2012 5:20 pm

Starting Wednesday and until Feb. 22, viewers can watch Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow read the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs And Ham to promote reading for kids. Tebow is participating in the BOOK IT! Reading Program sponsored by Pizza Hut which helps motivate children to read more and develop a lifelong love of reading, according to the BOOK IT! Program website.

In an interview with BOOK IT!, Tebow talks about why he selected Green Eggs And Ham -- a choice he made specifically, "Pretty much how I learned to read was with Green Eggs And Ham. There were a few others that I loved, but Green Eggs And Ham was definitely my favorite."

Tebow also talks about his early struggles with reading, "I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was a little boy and so finding ways to overcome that and finding ways to really enjoy reading and finding ways that I can process things -- because it has nothing to do with your intelligence, it just has to do with how you process things -- for me books like Green Eggs And Ham really helped me to overcome those obstacles."

As a gesture of thanks to Tebow's participation in the program, BOOK IT! says it will make a donation to the Tebow's own charity organization: the Tim Tebow Foundation.

WATCH the complete video above or watch it at the BOOK IT! website which has more information about BOOK IT!, "America's Biggest Storytime" and a special interview with Tim Tebow himself.

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Starting Wednesday and until Feb. 22, viewers can watch Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow read the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs And Ham to promote reading for kids. Tebow is participating in the B...
Starting Wednesday and until Feb. 22, viewers can watch Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow read the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs And Ham to promote reading for kids. Tebow is participating in the B...
 
 
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02:21 PM on 02/23/2012
The last adult male who enjoyed little kids this much was Micheal Jackson.
05:42 AM on 02/22/2012
Uh, could this be overdoing it?
02:11 PM on 02/19/2012
I think this thread has been hacked. It's a little out of whack.
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Ted229
01:30 PM on 02/19/2012
Good for Tebow. He is a model citizen.
01:53 PM on 02/19/2012
Exactly.
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cynical one
Socialism is using taxes on stuff you don't like.
09:12 AM on 02/20/2012
Did you know that he and his dad don't believe that Catholics are Christians?
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Ted229
10:35 AM on 02/20/2012
Don't care.
01:28 PM on 02/19/2012
OLJW00 Commented 3 minutes ago
"Still waiting for anyone to find ANYTHING that he has EVER done
(in life) that could be construed as mean, illegal, untoward,
etc.."

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They hate hím because, even at 25 years of age, he ís stíll a pure and ínnocent Chrístían vírgín. And they DESPISE hím for ít.
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cynical one
Socialism is using taxes on stuff you don't like.
09:15 AM on 02/20/2012
Despise? That's a hash word, don't you think? No one despises the guy, they are just tired of the hype that people have created around him.

No matter what the guy does in his off season, it's not going to make him a better quarterback.
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frankenheimer
Not dead yet!
10:21 AM on 02/18/2012
Wow! What awesome PR for both Tebow and Pizza Hut.
You know, teachers do this same thing every day but somehow don't make it into the news.
07:24 PM on 02/17/2012
He's Linning ! Lin-o-ra-maaaa ! Lin-credible !

Tebowmaniaaa ! The Tim-ster ! ......Katy Perry calls him Tebow-licous !

Maannnn my name sucks....I'm going to change it. It won't be "Metta World Peace" though...what is that ?
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inkongirl
07:15 PM on 02/17/2012
I will not will not with a goat! Such a great book. Glad to see Tebow using his celebrity to promote reading.
02:45 PM on 02/17/2012
Not religious, but I think Tebow is a good person. Not sure why people hate him so much.
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IsotelusMaximus
Resist we much.
12:44 AM on 02/18/2012
People hate him because he is openly Christian. That hate him even worse because he walks the talk.
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OLJW00
right is right
01:17 PM on 02/19/2012
That pretty much sums it up - sadly
01:53 PM on 02/19/2012
And talks the walk. Like Jesus did when he was alive.
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frankenheimer
Not dead yet!
10:22 AM on 02/18/2012
Because it seems ridiculous to me that any grown man believes a god pays attention to his football games.
01:02 PM on 02/18/2012
Well it seems ridiculous to me that any grown man believes in a god. Nonetheless, it shouldn't inspire hatred of him.
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OLJW00
right is right
01:18 PM on 02/19/2012
Please provide any example of where he ever said God was responsible for the games?
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ZenSufi
There is a secret in the Heart of Man.
10:22 AM on 02/17/2012
All he does is Lin.
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alicam
04:25 PM on 02/16/2012
He is one hottie!
cleylol
Mad to live
08:55 PM on 02/27/2012
He's soooo hottt
The Right is Wrong
Voting for the good guys since 1976!
02:01 PM on 02/16/2012
That is about his speed!
cleylol
Mad to live
01:37 PM on 02/16/2012
Aww, Tim is just the sweetest thing.
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elamatt
Ever the optimistic realist
11:54 AM on 02/16/2012
Way to go Tim!! Wether or not one likes Tim Tebow, reading to kids is NEVER a waste of time. It's the beginning of a life-long love affair with books, words and learning. What could possibly be wrong with that?
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04:02 PM on 02/16/2012
I agree with you, and I totally dislike the guy.
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elamatt
Ever the optimistic realist
05:41 PM on 02/17/2012
I simply cringe at the overt "thank you, Jesus" stuff coming out of athletes' mouths--before they go and punch out their girlfriends or wives--and right after strutting around like a fool because they did What. They're. Paid. To. Do. It's too simplistic and phony in my book! Thanks for letting me vent!!
11:15 AM on 02/16/2012
Media created bozo drippin' with jeebus sauce - And idiot 'mericuns eat it up!
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elamatt
Ever the optimistic realist
11:55 AM on 02/16/2012
Forget the religious insults; reading to kids is a "good thing".
04:19 PM on 02/16/2012
Hey, I thought the Left was all about caring for others and inclusiveness, and it was the Right that was all about name-calling and hate.

Hmmm, guess I was wrong.