"Ah, would she?" he asked, grinning and running his fingers along the edge of the book, chewing lightly on his lower lip. He wasn't always so good with reading, but this was a children's book, it shouldn't pose too much of a problem, hopefully.
"I am Sam I am Sam Sam I am
That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am!
Do you like green eggs and ham?" he read, holding the book so that Betheny and Samantha could see the illustrations, reading in a soft voice.