Lily thought it was hilarious that the boys kept missing the jewels – and this seemed to be a common kid-reaction on Goodreads (I like to see what the general populous thinks of a book before I weigh in). In fact, truth be told, I’ve owned this book for a while now and hadn’t noticed it until tonight. Although Dan Santat is my #1 art homie, Jon Klassen is top five.Ģ. The subtle glances the dog gives, both trying to point out the jewels and trying to point out that they ARE NOT IN THE SAME PLACE THEY STARTED are good…and creepy. The illustrations are, of course, fantastic. Where did you end up, Sam and Dave?! Will Grandpa have button eyes? Are you in the upside-down? WHERE ARE YOU?!ġ. (Also: sorry my camera is potato-quality.) Wait, Grandpa doesn’t grow pears! That’s not Mr.

The house at the end (where they fall through and end up) is NOT the same as the house they started at. Sam and Dave fall through it and end up outside their grandfather’s house. They then fall asleep (due to exhaustion and lack of snacks) and their dog (who seems to be quite wise) digs a bit further. Unbeknown to them, every time they dig in a new direction, they miss discovering a large jewel. It can be summarized thusly: 2 brothers (Sam and Dave) decide to dig a big hole in search of something spectacular. Lily immediately recognized the art style and said, “Hey! That’s the guy who did the I Want My Hat Back book!” She was enthused to read the book, especially when I reminded her that this dynamic duo penned/illustrated Triangle and Square, two books she adored this summer (as part of our ‘let’s borrow all the books from the library and see if they notice’ project). Sam and Dave Dig a Hole is written by the talented Mac Barnett and illustrated by the always awesome Jon Klassen. Lily disagrees and really enjoys the story.

Today’s book falls into that category: it’s OK, and I don’t DISLIKE it, but it’s not SUPER (although it IS super creepy…stay tuned for more). We’ve talked here before about books that certain members of the family like and certain other family members…don’t feel as strongly about.

Sam and dave dig a hole