Sam and the Tigers

Author(s): Julius Lester

Picture Story Books

Sam lives in the town of Sam-sam-sa-mara, where everyone is named Sam, and the animals and people live and work together. On his way to school one morning, he's stopped by a hungry tiger. Rather than being eaten, Sam makes the tiger a deal.


Product Information

"Lester's wit . . . makes the story fresh and funny; Pinkney's watercolors have vitality and, in the tigers, magnificence".

-- The Horn Book

General Fields

  • : 9780140562880
  • : Penguin Young Readers Group
  • : bakertaylor
  • : 0.181
  • : 31 July 2000
  • : 254mm X 267mm X 4mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Julius Lester
  • : Paperback / softback
  • : Jerry Pinkney
  • : English
  • : E
  • : 40
  • : illustrations