Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
Mac Barnett Β· 2014
Age 5-6F&P K
π Caldecott Honor (2015)π The Atlantic 65 Essential (2025)
View on Open Library βAbout This Book
Sam and Dave dig a hole looking for something spectacular. They keep barely missing enormous diamonds buried right where they're digging. They find nothing β or do they? The ending is ambiguous and brilliant.
Why This Age
Caldecott Honor. The visual irony (the reader sees the diamonds the characters miss) develops visual literacy in 5-6 year olds.
How to Use
- Ask: 'Did Sam and Dave find something spectacular?'
- Look carefully at the last page β is it the same yard they started in?
- Discuss: 'Sometimes you miss what's right in front of you'