Sam & Dave Dig A Hole–Our book review

How I had never seen this book before, I don’t know. But I grabbed it from our public library a couple of weeks ago, and I’m so glad I did.

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen is literally about what the title says, these two boys, digging a whole. There aren’t a lot of words in this book, which makes it a quick read, but my kids LOVED the illustrations, so there’s still a lot to talk about. Here’s an example:

Sam and Dave are SO close to discovering treasure, but guess what?…it doesn’t quite happen for them. Each time they get so close my kids started cracking up and yelling and Sam and Dave for not getting there. The dog seems to be the only one who is on the right path. There were also some questions about where Sam and Dave ended up, so we spend some time analyzing the illustrations at the beginning and at the end of the book. It does leave the reader with some unanswered questions.

Like I mentioned, we got this book from the library, so when we went to put it into the book return slot, my son says, “No mom, can we keep this one, its so funny, I want to read it again.” And so, back into the bag it went so we could renew it.

So if you (or your child) are looking for a quick and funny read aloud with excellent illustrations, Sam & Dave Dig a Hole is the book for you.

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