Don't You Feel Well, Sam? - (Sam Books) by Amy Hest (Paperback)

About the Book

Mama Bear finds a gentle way to make the medicine go down in another timeless tale about Sam and Mrs. Bear, the winsome stars of "Kiss Good Night." Full color.

Book Synopsis

"This follow-up to the best-selling Kiss Good Night will comfort little ones like a cozy blanket that's tucked in just right." -- Booklist (starred review)

In the little white house, Mrs. Bear is putting Sam to bed, when suddenly -- HCK HCK! coughs Sam. Mrs. Bear gets some syrup. But the syrup tastes bad, and there's too much of it on a too-big spoon, and it's too hard to swallow. What will make Sam feel better? Acclaimed picture-book creators Amy Hest and Anita Jeram revisit Sam and Mrs. Bear as they share a quiet moment of comfort that is enough to conquer the coldest night.

Review Quotes

Parents will relate to the difficulties of coaxing a child to take a spoonful of medicine, while Anita Jeram--illustrator of GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU--provides beautifully reassuring art.
--Scholastic Parent & Child

This follow-up to the best-selling KISS GOODNIGHT (2001) will comfort little ones like a cozy blanket that's tucked in just right . . . A quiet, shining story of things made better.
--Booklist (starred review)

The bedtime comfort this book may bring to a 4-year-old is magical . . . this book could fit into the same treasure chest that keeps, forever, a book like Clement Hurd and Margaret Wise Brown's GOODNIGHT, MOON.
--Boston Globe

Just the thing to share with a little one struggling with a bout of the sniffles.
--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Amy Hest is the author of many books, including Kiss Good Night and When Jessie Came Across the Sea, both of which received the Christopher Medal; and In the Rain with Baby Duck, winner of the Boston Globe- Horn Book Award. She says, "My kids are way bigger than I am now, but I remember some long-ago nights . . . and rushing to their rooms when things weren't quite right. There were many hugs, of course. And occasionally, a dose of terrible-tasting medicine, then we watched the night sky."

Anita Jeram is the illustrator of the best-selling Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest. She is also the author-illustrator of I Love My Little Storybook; Bunny, My Honey; and All Together Now. About Don't You Feel Well, Sam? she says, "My children love the anticipation of a snowfall, and to see a 'brand-new' crisp, white landscape outside is like magic. Sam shares that magic with his Mama, and it helps him to be brave."