The Butter Battle Book is a rhyming story written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House on January 12, 1984. It is an anti-war story; specifically, a parable about arms races in general, mutually assured destruction and nuclear weapons in particular. The Butter Battle Book was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Plot elements of the book were adapted for Warner Bros. Animation's Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving.