Samantha on a Roll

Linda Ashman, Pictures by Christine Davenier

Margaret Ferguson Books

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Samantha can't wait to try out her new roller skates, but Mama's too busy too help her. What's a girl to do? Well, this girl isn't waiting. While Mama tends to other things, Sammy straps on the skates. First she glides down the hallway. Then she tries the sidewalk. Next, she ventures a bit farther down the street. She’s doing great!  But when she finds herself cresting Hawthorn Hill, it’s too late to stop--  Samantha is on a roll!

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“…with its clever and perfect rhymes, [this book] is such a pleasure to read. Davenier provides fanciful art that captures both the exuberance of Samantha’s skating and the sly twists and turns that keep it a secret from Mama.” --Booklist
 
“…this is an audience pleaser readers will want to take for repeat rides.” --Horn Book Magazine
 
“It’s rarely a good thing when a picture book goes downhill, but it sure is in this rousing domestic adventure—at least for readers.” --Publishers Weekly
 
“The rhyming text makes this delightful story tons of fun to read aloud.” --School Library Journal

"Things get a bit dicey when plucky Samantha experiments with her new roller skates in one frightening, hilarious inaugural “roll” through town." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred

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Linda Ashman, Pictures by Christine Davenier

Linda Ashman is the author of many critically acclaimed children’s books. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and son and their dogs, Sammy and Stella.   Christine Davenier has illustrated many picture books. She lives in Paris, France.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Margaret Ferguson Books
September 2011
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374363994
ISBN10: 0374363994
Picture Book
8 x 10 inches, 40 pages, full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 4 to 8
Grade Range: p to 4
$16.99
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