Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Awards:   Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. Winner of Bank Street College Irma Black Award 2015 (United States) Winner of Caldecott Honor Book 2015 (United States) Winner of California Young Reader Medal 2016 (United States)
Author:   Mac Barnett ,  Jon Klassen
Publisher:   Walker Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781406360981


Pages:   40
Publication Date:   03 September 2015
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 7 years
Format:   Paperback
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Awards

  • Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2016
  • Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2016.
  • Winner of Bank Street College Irma Black Award 2015 (United States)
  • Winner of Caldecott Honor Book 2015 (United States)
  • Winner of California Young Reader Medal 2016 (United States)

Overview

With perfect pacing, the multiple award-winning, best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humour. From the award-winning team behind Extra Yarn, and illustrated by Jon Klassen, the Kate Greenaway-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back, comes a perfectly paced, deadpan tale full of visual humour. Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find ... nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary – and finding it in a manner they'd never expect.

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Author:   Mac Barnett ,  Jon Klassen
Publisher:   Walker Books Ltd
Imprint:   Walker Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 20.00cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781406360981


ISBN 10:   1406360988
Pages:   40
Publication Date:   03 September 2015
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Now in paperback, a deadpan tale of celebrating the joys of outdoor play, with illustrations from 2014 Greenaway winner Klassen. * The Bookseller * A perfectly paced, deadpan tale full of visual humour from an award-winning team. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide * The witty and extraordinary story is so simple yet perfect. It's got all the words it needs and the text works beautifully with the mellow coloured, gorgeous illustrations (with important details!). The typography and layout of the book are well executed too and match the story perfectly. The books is a pleasure on the eyes for adults and children and it's a lovely story for parents to read with their children. * A Mum Reviews * In simple illustrations, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole gives a host of opportunities for imagining and dreaming. -- Julia Ecceshare * Love Reading 4 Kids * [...] brilliant book with lots of layers. * Times Educational Supplement *


[...] brilliant book with lots of layers. * Times Educational Supplement * In simple illustrations, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole gives a host of opportunities for imagining and dreaming. -- Julia Ecceshare * Love Reading 4 Kids * The witty and extraordinary story is so simple yet perfect. It's got all the words it needs and the text works beautifully with the mellow coloured, gorgeous illustrations (with important details!). The typography and layout of the book are well executed too and match the story perfectly. The books is a pleasure on the eyes for adults and children and it's a lovely story for parents to read with their children. * A Mum Reviews * A perfectly paced, deadpan tale full of visual humour from an award-winning team. * The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide * Now in paperback, a deadpan tale of celebrating the joys of outdoor play, with illustrations from 2014 Greenaway winner Klassen. * The Bookseller *


Now in paperback, a deadpan tale of celebrating the joys of outdoor play, with illustrations from 2014 Greenaway winner Klassen. The Bookseller A perfectly paced, deadpan tale full of visual humour from an award-winning team. The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide The witty and extraordinary story is so simple yet perfect. It's got all the words it needs and the text works beautifully with the mellow coloured, gorgeous illustrations (with important details!). The typography and layout of the book are well executed too and match the story perfectly. The books is a pleasure on the eyes for adults and children and it's a lovely story for parents to read with their children. A Mum Reviews In simple illustrations, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole gives a host of opportunities for imagining and dreaming. -- Julia Ecceshare Love Reading 4 Kids


Author Information

Mac Barnett is the author of several award-winning books for children, including President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen, and Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, which won a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and a Caldecott Honor. Mac Barnett lives in the USA, in California. Find Mac online at www.macbarnett.com and on twitter as @macbarnett. Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, the only book to ever win both the Kate Greenaway and Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated Mac Barnett's Extra Yarn and served as an illustrator on the animated feature film Coraline. His illustrations for Caroline Stutson's Cats Night Out won the Governor General's Award in 2010. Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, Jon now lives in Los Angeles, California. Find Jon online at www.burstofbeaden.com and on Twitter as @burstofbeaden.

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