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They Call Me No Sam
By (Author) Drew Daywalt
Illustrated by Mike Lowery
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
4th September 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves
FIC
Hardback
224
Width 140mm, Height 220mm, Spine 20mm
289g
From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated, paper-over-board middle grade novel about Sam, a noble pug who will go to any lengths to protect his family from the bad guys!
Meet Sam: an insolent pugand incidental herowho will stop at nothing to protect his family!
When scientists Elaine and Gary Peterson adopt Sam to keep their son, Justin, company in the midst of a top-secret research project, they never imagine the precocious pup will cause more harm than good. But from chewing up Elaines hair dryer (the brain-melting heat cannon) to his inability to be house-trained (who could resist the pooping rug), the Petersons arent sure how much more they can take. And that's before Sam starts harassing Justins crush (and potential new friend), Phoebe, who Sam is sure is an evil wizard out to harm Justin.
But when a pair of crooks encroaches on the Peterson household in an attempt to steal their confidential findings, Sams actionsnever mindhisreasoning for themjust may save the day.
Drew Daywalt is an award-winning writer/director of film and TV, his work featured on Disney, MTV, FEARnet and Syfy. He lives in Southern California.Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestl Childrens Book Prize Gold Award. Lost and Found animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York. Mike Lowery has written and illustrated numerous children's books, including RANDOM ILLUSTRATED FACTS (author/illustrator) the DOODLE ADVENTURES series (author/illustrator), the Ken Jennings' Junior Genius Guide series, WHAT CAN A CRANE PICK UP by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and SIMPLE MACHINES by D.J. Ward. A professor illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You can visit him online at www.mikelowery.com.