Sammy's Special Day

This book has been a family favorite since it's publication. My siblings and I are in our 20's and we still referrence this book. The illustrations of the character's expressions are priceless, and add well to the story line. Beautiful moral, memorable quotes, and well written.

This book is all about sharing. Thumpity is visiting Sammy at his house, but Sammy is possessive of his toys and refuses to let Thumpity play with them. Thumpity then goes to the kitchen, leaving Sammy alone in his room. Both children quickly become bored and Sammy goes down to the kitchen, where his mother tells him that toys are the most fun when shared with a friend. Very soon, both children are happily playing and they don't want to part when it is time for Thumpity to leave. This is an excellent lesson in the value of sharing your possessions with others. The pictures are well drawn and there is a large amount of kid's clutter in the background of many of the pictures. I read it to my daughter many times when she was young and I recommend it to everyone who has a child under the age of four.

Sammy is excited that Thumpity is coming over to play. When Sammy starts making rules about what his friend cannot play with, Thumpity gets discouraged. Sammy soon realizes sharing his toys with his friend is when the fun starts.This hard-page book, along with the rest in the series are "keepers" you will want to read to your kids and save for the grandkids. I wish the hard-page editions would come back in print. They make great gifts.Others in this series are: Baby Bear's Surprise, Puppy Too Small, Scaredy Cat, Thumpity Thump Gets Dressed, Suppertime for Frieda Fuzzypaws, Hide-and-Seek Duck, Nothing-to-Do Puppy, Good Night, Sammy, Puppy Lost, Little Bear Counts His Favorite Things, Melanie Mouse's Moving Day