A book with half pages that hide and reveal how Sammy and his little horse Hob enjoy spring. For toddlers ages 30 months and up, with a focus on the child's world.

The bestselling author-illustrator of "Everyone Is Yawning!" delivers a new book with half pages that hide and reveal how Sammy and his little horse Hob enjoy spring. Full color.

"The Ultimate List of Picture Books About Spring. Darling." -- Book Nerd Mommy "Little ones will be happy to spend time with Sammy and Hobs as they enjoy a spring day together in Anita Bijsterbosch's adorably inviting story. The imaginative relationship that toddlers and young children have with their favorite toys is charmingly reflected?.Bijsterbosch's language is bright and cheery and paced with the same eager excitement of children playing and exploring. Bijsterbosch's bold images and brilliant colors are beautifully displayed in this large board book that cleverly uses full and half pages to show transitions in the action?..A joyful book that little ones will want to hear again and again, Sammy in the Spring would make a great take-along for picnics and other outdoor activities and a sweet addition to home and preschool libraries." - Celebrate Picture Books "A good book to teach a young child about spring.,,,This book is perfect for toddlers, especially the opening the flap parts, and shows some of the changes spring brings. The illustrations are bright, colourful and detailed. Young children will enjoy the images and the experiences that Sammy and Hobbs have. A nice addition for a pre-school or kindergarten classroom as well as for a family with young children."- Carla Johnson-Hicks, educator "Good books for toddlers, one they can relate to. Encourages enjoying the day outside and eating healthy." - Andrew Bickers, librarian, Valdosta Univ. Praise for Anita Bijsterbosch's EVERYONE IS YAWNING: "A "yawner" in the best sense, this parade of sleepyheads isn't just a series of variations on the same motion. it offers a mix of repetition and low-key interactive surprises....Irresistibly somniferous." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS -- starred! "All the animals--including the snake and the hippo--are tired and YAWNING in this fun-to-read flap book. I love the colorful illustrations, and the simple text is not so repetitive that it can't be read again and again. It's perfect as a bedtime story for those little ones who resist the pull of the pillow. Trust me--you'll find yourself yawning, too!"-- Barb Bassett, Red Balloon Bookshop "The art is colorful and engaging and the simple text has a defined focus. A quick story and exercise, perfect for nap or bed-time sharing."- School Library Journal "Children can make ... animals yawn on the subsequent pages, and the effect is just as goofily charming each time. Finally, it's the child's turn to yawn and go to sleep, piled up with all of the sleepy animals. Resistance (to yawning) is futile." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A well-illustrated, well-told repetitive-pattern book is worth its weight in gold in a classroom of beginning readers, and this one fills the bill perfectly....The repetition offers great support for fledgling readers, and the illustrations answer any remaining questions they might have. This book is right up there with the royalty of pattern books such as Bill Martin Jr. - Brown Bear, Brown Bear (Holt, 1996) and Janet and Allan Ahlberg's Each Peach Pear Plum (Puffin, 1986). Delightful and useful." -- School Library Journal (on WHOSE HAT IS THAT?)