Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Sam and Dave are digging a hole, and they will not stop until they find something spectacular.
A New York Times Bestseller
★ Winner of the Caldecott Honor ★
★ Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award ★
★ Winner of the Irma Black Award ★
★ A New York Times Notable Book ★
★ A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2014 ★
★ A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2014 ★
★ A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2014 ★
★ A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 ★
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“Mind-blowing in the best possible way.”
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The Horn Book
, Starred Review
★
“Poor Sam and Dave. Lucky readers.”
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Kirkus Reviews
, Starred Review
★
“Barnett and Klassen dangle the prospect of fantastic subterranean treasure before readers, but leave them with an even greater reward: a tantalizingly creepy and open-ended conclusion.”
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Publishers Weekly
, Starred Review
★
“Get ready to add another favorite to your collection.”
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Quill & Quire
, Starred Review
“A carefully choreographed interplay between Mac Barnett’s straight-faced text and Caldecott-winner Jon Klassen’s stylized illustrations.”
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The Washington Post
“Mr. Barnett’s economical text works in droll counterpoint with illustrations that become subtly surreal.”
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The Wall Street Journal
“The beauty of this story is that it articulates something kids seem to intuitively know, but can’t really explain with language.”
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Globe and Mail
“This book is deadpan and dead-awesome.”
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BuzzFeed
“Clever.”
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The New York Times Book Review
Inside the book
