Sid and Sam (My First I Can Read Book Series)

by Nola Buck

Overview

Sid and Sam start to sing. But Sid doesn't stop. What can Sam do when Sid's song is too long?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061799211
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/11/2008
Series:	My First I Can Read Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Laura Godwin has written several I Can Read Books under the name of Nola Buck including the popular Creepy Crawly Critters and Other Halloween Tongue Twisters and Santas Short Suit Shrunk and Other Christmas Tongue Twisters. Ms. Godwin lives in New York City.

Stacey Schuett has illustrated many popular picture books including the Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science Book Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From by Franklyn M. Branley and Somewhere In The World Right Now which she also wrote.

Editorial Reviews

Beginning readers will delight in this story of Sid and Sam, two friends strolling through the park singing and just being silly! This book is one of "My First/I Can Read" books, and contains simple yet diverse and entertaining text. The illustrations are charming and whimsical, and fit perfectly with the text.

Children's Literature - Catherine Campbell Wright

PreS-Gr 2Wandering around the park, Sid and Sam enjoy a silly singing game until Sam has finally had enough of the girl's unending song. " `So long, Sid!,' he says, `See you soon!' " The simple text has lots of repetition and clever wordplay. Karas's pencil, watercolor, and crayon illustrations convey the whimsy and delight of the children's friendship. The actions, facial expressions, and outfits are hilarious. This book is perfect for neophyte readers and is a wonderful companion to Chris Raschka's Yo! Yes? (Orchard, 1993). So long, Sid and Sam; see you in the library.Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID

School Library Journal

Sid and Sam sing a song. They sing a long song. It is funny. Yes, this is a My First I Can Read Book, in which Buck (Christmas in the Manger, 1994, not reviewed, etc.) either mirrors or mocks basic primers. Readers can decide.

Sid, an African-American girl, and Sam, a red-headed boy, see each other and he begins to sing. Sid sings, too, and louder. Sam asks her to sing lower, so she gets low to the ground. Sam comments that her song is "so long" and she responds "So long?" "See you soon!" Sam says as he exits. The humor is pretty simple, and the puns will be clear to all but the youngest beginning readers, although the illustrations help with the jokes. Karas broadens the humor in his watercolors, giving the story a full park setting with statue, pond, benches, and animals dancing in the background. The whole endeavor runs to blatant exaggeration, but the effect is distinctly childlike.

Kirkus Reviews