Staying at Sam's

by Jenny Hessell and Jenny Williams

Book Overview

Sam's friend has come to stay for the weekend and the demonstrative behaviour in Sam's house seems different from the quiet of his own home. The differences of life style and atmosphere are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0397324332
• ISBN13: 9780397324330
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Another planet

Why do some of the best kid's books go out of print? This precious story tells of the differences between families through the voice of a small boy--clearly an accepting and loving one."Staying at Sam's house," he opens, "is like visiting another planet. You wouldn't believe the things they do. First of all there's all the kissing. It starts as soon as you walk in the door...."I've never seen so much kissing in one family, not even on holidays. In my family, hardly anyone kisses...."If you're lucky, you can keep it down to a kiss a minute."Some of the other familiarities at Sam's house, he says, wouldn't be seen "at our place in a million years!"But the craziest thing is the fact that the kids all pile into their parents' bed--Sam, the baby, the cat--"even me."When the boy invites Sam to his house next time, Sam replies: "Great. It's always fun at your house. Kind of like being on another planet."Don't you love it? Alyssa A. Lappen