Sammy Salami

Jerry Smath
Abrams Books for Young Readers (2007)
ISBN 9780810993501
Reviewed by Samuel Peralta (age 6) for Reader Views (10/07)

I loved this book.  One day a man named Pete finds a skinny cat behind his diner looking for food.  Pete names the cat Sammy and brings him into the diner.  Pete and the customers feed Sammy a lot of salami and he gets fat.  They change his name to Sammy Salami.  One day Pete goes on vacation, and Sammy thinks Pete is never coming back.  While Pete is away, Sammy gets lost and has to try to find Pete.  It is fun to follow him while he looks for his owner.  You do not know if he will find him until the end.

I love this story because it is funny and exciting.  I liked the pictures.  My favorite part of “Sammy Salami” is the title because it has my name in it.  I told my parents to call me Sammy Salami from now on.  I would recommend this book to all my friends.

Parent’s Note:  I really liked this story.  Sammy read it on his own; then I read it to all the boys at the barbershop while they were waiting for a haircut.  The illustrations are wonderful and story is amusing.  I can see this book becoming a classic.  Sammy now wants to be called Sammy Salami.  Sammy Salami makes a great bedtime story if you have kids of various ages. All of my boys enjoyed it (age range 6-12). 

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