Sam and Dave Dig a Big Hole

AUTHOR: Mac Barnett
ILLUSTRATOR: Jon Klassen

From the Publisher:

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.

Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you’d never expect.

Leah’s Thoughts:

Visual storytelling with subtle humor at its best! The boys’ obliviousness to the treasures they nearly uncover, contrasted with the dog’s knowing glances, creates a delightful irony that keeps readers engaged. My boys absolutely love this book and never tire of it.