Sam Who Never Forgets

by Eve Rice

Could Sam the zookeeper have forgotten to feed Elephant, the other zoo animals wonder. "Like Sam, Rice never, never forgets her audience."--School Library Journal.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, 20th Century

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Britt-goodie of newsieness · Rating 5 out of 5]

I distinctly remember Briana cracking herself up over the way she read this. she is a dweeb.

[Clarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sam feeds the animals in the Zoo, and he never every forgets to bring them their food! A simple cute story for very young children.

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favourite children's books! The boys loved this story too.

[Kristine Bruneau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sam the zookeeper is a hero at his zoo. As he makes his rounds everyday at 3 pm to feed the animals, young readers and listeners learn the names of the animals and what they like to eat. The animals are polite and always give Sam thanks. When Sam reaches the elephant, his cart is empty, which makes the elephant sad. Not too worry - Sam returns with exactly what his large friend needs.

This is a sweet tale to read aloud to pre-schoolers, especially ones who love animals. The lessons are important, simple, inspiring and encourage creative discussion. We practically wore out our library's copy, so we purchased one for ourselves four years ago. Occasionally, my son (nearly nine) picks it up to read and look at the colorful illustrations.

[Asho · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute animal-centric book. The pictures are simple, bold, and colorful and my baby loves looking at them. I loved the sweet elephant who thought he had been forgotten. Overall, a charming little book.

[Princess]

This is a good book. I loved the book. to tell the truth this book is for a second grade it was not for me.

[June · Rating 3 out of 5]

This worked well for a community helper story time for a kindergarten class, since they had visited the zoo the day before.

[Marguarite Markley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent story to add props to and let the children interact as you read the story aloud. An oldie but a goodie.

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books about zoos to use in pre-school storytime.

[Kelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book about a zookeeper feeding the different animals at the zoo.

[Danny · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a good book. It is about a zookeeper who never forgets. Thank you.