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Sam's Car (English Edition)
Toddler Sam fights with an equally determined playmate over a toy car, until his mother comes to the rescue
29 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1981
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About the author
Barbro Lindgren
182 books37 followers Barbro Enskog was born in Bromma, Stockholm. She graduated from art school in 1958 and has been writing books for publication since 1965. Her style has exerted a major influence on Swedish children's literature. Located between realism and surrealism, her works are humorous and imaginative, and her books for children treat important issues to be taken seriously and treated for children.
Early in her career Barbro Lindgren won the 1973 Astrid Lindgren Prize, an annual Swedish literary award distinct from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The once-in-a-lifetime award established on Astrid Lindgren's 60th birthday honours good writing for children or youth. Barbro Lindgren's long-time collaborator, the illustrator Eva Eriksson (born 1949), won the Prize in 2001.
Early in her career Barbro Lindgren won the 1973 Astrid Lindgren Prize, an annual Swedish literary award distinct from the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The once-in-a-lifetime award established on Astrid Lindgren's 60th birthday honours good writing for children or youth. Barbro Lindgren's long-time collaborator, the illustrator Eva Eriksson (born 1949), won the Prize in 2001.
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October 25, 2022
I’m not really a fan of the toddlers smacking each other.
‘Lisa smacks Sam. Ow. Sam smacks Lisa. Ow. Ow. Lisa hurts. Sam hurts. Tears flow.’
This is not a story about learning to share. In the end the mother just brings another toy car so they’ll each have one and stop smacking each other. But I still found the illustrations humorous, and I love every other Barbro Lindgren book I’ve read. Her children do tend on the mischievous side, but as an adult I find it amusing.
‘Lisa smacks Sam. Ow. Sam smacks Lisa. Ow. Ow. Lisa hurts. Sam hurts. Tears flow.’
This is not a story about learning to share. In the end the mother just brings another toy car so they’ll each have one and stop smacking each other. But I still found the illustrations humorous, and I love every other Barbro Lindgren book I’ve read. Her children do tend on the mischievous side, but as an adult I find it amusing.
March 2, 2022
En bok som barnet får tänka till och föräldrar kan berätta att man inte får göra så. Tex.
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February 16, 2020
Hiervan heb ik de Friese versie en ik vind het een geweldig boekje. Heel simpel en zo begrijpelijk voor kleine kinderen. In rijm, leest heel mooi voor.
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October 26, 2022
Made me laugh. (But definitely not one I recommend for reading with little ones.)
July 7, 2023
Max och Lisa vill ha samma bil
October 20, 2025
Beim Vorlesen haben sich meine Kinder (damals 4½ und 2½ Jahre alt) eher gelangweilt, weil sie glaubten, bereits „weiter“ zu sein. Ihre ungeduldige Neugier führte hier zu diesem kleinen Fehlgriff. Die Illustrationen des Buches boten damals jedoch eine wunderbare Gelegenheit, ihnen im Alltag bei Streitigkeiten einen spielerischen Spiegel vorzuhalten.
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July 10, 2017This is a book about Sam and Lisa, who both want to play with Sam's toy car. Neither the story nor the text is particularly ground-breaking, but it is a really great opportunity to talk about hurt feelings, hitting, and sharing.
This book was used as an example during a workshop the Parenting Network of Milwaukee did for one of our Lunch & Learns for parents. The workshop was called about helping your child understand and manage difficult feelings, and it was so incredibly interesting. The facilitator used a game spinner filled with 6 different emotions (happy, sad, angry, loved, lonely, angry) and as we read the book together we paused on each page to talk about how the characters (Sam, Lisa, & the disputed toy car) felt on each page. There was an actual kid who came to the workshop and it was awesome to see her evaluate each illustration and process the emotions. The point was to make talking and thinking about emotions into a fun activity, so you're not just talking about feelings when things are heated or negative. He also made an emotions dice that was basically the same principle. You can roll the die and make a sad face or a scared face so kids start to become familiar with the vernacular of feelings. Plus once the child becomes familiar with the emotions on the spinner, they can use it to communicate when they are unable to use their words. You can do that kind of activity with basically any picture book, but this one works particularly well.
This book was used as an example during a workshop the Parenting Network of Milwaukee did for one of our Lunch & Learns for parents. The workshop was called about helping your child understand and manage difficult feelings, and it was so incredibly interesting. The facilitator used a game spinner filled with 6 different emotions (happy, sad, angry, loved, lonely, angry) and as we read the book together we paused on each page to talk about how the characters (Sam, Lisa, & the disputed toy car) felt on each page. There was an actual kid who came to the workshop and it was awesome to see her evaluate each illustration and process the emotions. The point was to make talking and thinking about emotions into a fun activity, so you're not just talking about feelings when things are heated or negative. He also made an emotions dice that was basically the same principle. You can roll the die and make a sad face or a scared face so kids start to become familiar with the vernacular of feelings. Plus once the child becomes familiar with the emotions on the spinner, they can use it to communicate when they are unable to use their words. You can do that kind of activity with basically any picture book, but this one works particularly well.
September 2, 2008
I love the Sam books. They are true-to-life, full of drama, and a refreshing change from the saccharine "lesson books" for toddlers that are so numerous out there.
September 21, 2020
Not the best but still good. And again, great language!
August 24, 2016
Sayarat Max. This one was especially useful. Vocab: f-r-ha (cheer up), d-r-ba (strike), h-Dh-ra (brings), ta-wa-j-3 (suffer, be in pain, be hurt, etc.)
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