See You Around, Sam! Explained

See You Around, Sam!
Author:Lois Lowry
Illustrator:Diane de Groat
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Sam Krupnik
Release Number:3
Genre:Children's
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Media Type:Print
Pages:113
Isbn:0-395-81664-5
Oclc:913924242
Congress:PZ7.L9673
Preceded By:Attaboy, Sam!
Followed By:Zooman Sam

See You Around, Sam (1996) is a children's novel written by Lois Lowry and illustrated by Diane de Groat. It is part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother, Sam.

Summary

Sam Krupnik is excited to have a new pair of plastic fangs, but his "fangphobic" mother won't allow him to wear them in the house. Angry at her, Sam is determined to run away to Sleetmute, Alaska and live with the walruses: since walruses have fangs, they won't mind Sam's fangs, either. He wants to say goodbye to all his neighbors before leaving, and goes to visit their homes one by one. By the end of the day, though, Sam realizes he doesn't know the way to Alaska, and decides to return home.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the book as a "delight", praising Lowry's "powerfully sympathetic writing" and de Groat's illustrations.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: See You Around, Sam!. 1996-10-01. Kirkus Reviews. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220419221806/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lois-lowry/see-you-around-sam/. 2022-04-19. 2022-04-19.