 First edition | |
| Author | Lois Lowry |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Diane de Groat |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sam Krupnik |
Release number | 1 |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 135 |
| Awards | Mark Twain Award |
| ISBN | 978-0544582354 |
| OCLC | 861695921 |
| LC Class | PZ7.L9673 |
| Followed by | Attaboy, Sam! |
| Website | http://loislowry.com/books-sam-krupnik-series/ |
All About Sam (1988) is a children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is the first in a series of four novels about the character Sam Krupnik; a character Lowry had developed earlier in her books on Sam's older sister, Anastasia Krupnik.[1] The novel is known for its humor, and was included in the 2003 reference publication Something Funny Happened At the Library published by the American Library Association.[2] A 1997 assessment of the novel by Joel Chaston stated that the work had wide appeal to young readers, and whereas the related Anastasia series books had appealed more to girls, the Sam Krupnik series expanded readership to audience of all genders.[3]
- ^ Lisa Rondinelli Albert (2008). Lois Lowry: The Giver of Stories and Memories. Enslow. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780766027220.
- ^ Rob Reid (2003). "All About Sam". Something Funny Happened at the Library. American Library Association. p. 118. ISBN 9780838908365.
- ^ Joel Chaston (1997). Lois Lowry. Twayne Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 9780805740349.