Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett · first published 2014
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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. - Publisher.
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…to use this app because the designers made it easy to use, or it's hard to use this app because the designers made it hard to use. When reading books talk about the images and the fonts. (For example, Sam and Dave Dig A Hole has lovely drawings, large print, and a clean simple font with high contrast. Farther has a weird font in a low contrast.) Involve them in decisions about decoration and room layout. Introduce simple…
on “How to get kids interested in design?” ↗Here are a few of my suggestions. Picture books for young children- We really enjoyed I Want My Hat Back, This Is Not My Hat, and "Sam and Dave Dig a Hole" written by Jon Klassen and illustrated by Mac Bennet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Read-Aloud-Award-Picture-Book... https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Not-Hat-Jon-Klassen/dp/1406353... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-Dave-Dig-Hole-Barnett/dp/140636...…
on “Ask HN: What are some great books for children?” ↗Sam and Dave Dig a Hole is hilarious for the kid and absolutely terrifying for the parent.
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