Books like Our Friend Sam by Mercer Mayer
Our Friend Sam follows Little Critter and Gabby as they meet a caterpillar, give it the name Sam, and watch over him as it grows, builds a cocoon, and ultimately emerges as a beautiful butterfly. Illustrations by Mercer Mayer bring the characters and their springtime adventure to life, while accompanying skills activities and a vocabulary word list support reading development for first readers.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Mercer Mayer
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