Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Reviewed by Sandy Hall
One of the true tests of a picture book is how children respond to it. In this case, my four-year-old grandson loved it and wanted it read over and over. Sam and Dave? Are they brothers, twins, or friends? They set out to dig a deep hole. They dig and dig and dig. And their dog digs with them. The illustrations are done with a cross-section view of their hole, created digitally and with colored pencil in soft tones. The reader can see a large diamond gem that Sam and Dave keep missing as their digging changes course just at the wrong time. They eat chocolate milk and animal crackers. Wouldn’t it be fun to serve those while reading this book to a child? At the end, the boys are in their home again. How? Or were they dreaming? Let your child decide.