 The vocabulary used in the special is also on a higher level than the book's, though still in Seuss' trademark rhyme.The special was originally released as a VHS videocassette on the CBS/Fox Video label's Playhouse Video imprint in 1989.It was later released as part of the "Dr. Seuss Sing-Along Classics" release from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with CBS Video and Fox Kids Video in the mid-1990s.