Samantha the Snob (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 3 Book)

by Kathryn Cristaldi, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)

Overview

Illus. in full color. Samantha wears a fur coat and a designer hat. She's got a limousine, an indoor pool, and a mom who looks like a movie star. What a snob! That's what the narrator of this story thinks. Then she discovers that she and Samantha have a lot in common—including their squirt-gun rings!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780679846406
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	04/12/1994
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 3 Book
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.15(d)
Lexile:	350L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kathryn Cristaldi is a published author of children's books. Some of her published credits include No More Training Wheels, Baseball Ballerina, and Samantha the Snob, illustrated by Denise Brunkus, who worked on the popular Junie B. Jones series.

Denise Brunkus is a children’s book illustrator. She has illustrated more than 60 books, including the wildly popular Junie B. Jones series and Read All About It! by Laura and Jenna Bush.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-3-Samantha S. Van Dorf is the new girl in school. Her family is wealthy, so the narrator, a fellow classmate, postulates that her middle initial stands for ``Snob.'' After all, she wears a fur coat and fancy hats, and rides in the back of a long car instead of on the school bus. However, she finds out that Samantha is actually a nice person when she attends her birthday party and gets a chance to know her. The short sentences and plentiful, lively, full-color illustrations make this story an appropriate selection for newly independent readers. An amusing look at jealousy turned to friendship.-Lesley McKinstry, Findlay-Hancock County Public Library, OH

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