Sam's Wagon

What a shame that this book is out of print. We've checked it out from our library at least three times and my 1 year old and 3 year old love it. I think it's the best of the "Sam" series. It has darling interaction between Sam and Doggie, with none of the tears in some of the other stories. It also have a clever ending that makes my older child laugh. I'd love to buy a copy for our home, but hesitate to pay the $..... dollars that used book sellers are asking.

Not only is this a good book for toddlers, but it remains a favorite as your child gets older and begins to read. The words in this book are repeated. The pictures provide hints to unfamiliar words. My 5 year old son feels quite proud when he reads this book to our family!

My 20 month old son loves Sam's Wagon. The sentences are short and to the point "Sam has a wagon." as Sam loads up his wagon with his (and most toddlers) favorite things. Then the doggie has to keep rescuing each item as it falls out until the last two pages when the doggie has to "rescue" the cookie that has fallen out. My son laughs at every reading and anticipates each item being put in and falling out of the wagon. And I like it well enough to be able to read it to him 3 times daily for the past 2 months. That's worth 5 stars in my opinion.