We truly like a lot of the same books including Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, Flashlight, Gaston, Ninja Hermelin The Detective Mouse and Mix It Up GREAT suggestions for parents to use for their holiday gift list. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles. Hug Machine, and A Perfectly Messed up Story. Sam and Dave are on a mission: They plan to keep digging until they find something. He is also the illustrator of House Held Up by Trees, written by Ted Kooser, which was named a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book, and Extra Yarn, written by Mac Barnett, which won a Caldecott Honor. Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. It was published by Candlewick in 2014 and was selected as a. Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book, and This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole is a childrens book by author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen. Its meanings include 'told by God' and 'God hears.' In the Old Testament, Samuel is featured as a prophet and judge of the Israelites. 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. The name Sam is of Hebrew origin and is often used as a nickname for Samuel. With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.Īction & Adventure Humorous Stories Imagination & Play

Sam & dave dig a hole