Lowry, Lois. 1992. ATTABOY, SAM!. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. ISBN 0395615887
This story is heartwarming as Sam, a preschooler, desires to make a present for his mother’s birthday while helping his sister, Anastasia, with her poem for their mom. Sam’s homemade perfume is a disaster and so are all of the other homemade presents his family worked on. In the end, Sam saves the day with a kitten he snuck into the house and is able to give his mom for her birthday. The black and white illustrations by Diane de Groat are a great accent as the homemade perfume is created. With each drawing the reader is able to visualize and understand the odd concoction Sam is brewing. The plot is humorous but I wonder how much a chapter book reader will enjoy a book about a preschooler’s escapades.
This story is heartwarming as Sam, a preschooler, desires to make a present for his mother’s birthday while helping his sister, Anastasia, with her poem for their mom. Sam’s homemade perfume is a disaster and so are all of the other homemade presents his family worked on. In the end, Sam saves the day with a kitten he snuck into the house and is able to give his mom for her birthday. The black and white illustrations by Diane de Groat are a great accent as the homemade perfume is created. With each drawing the reader is able to visualize and understand the odd concoction Sam is brewing. The plot is humorous but I wonder how much a chapter book reader will enjoy a book about a preschooler’s escapades.
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