California Young Reader Medal
2017 · Primary · Nominee
About This Book
With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find ... nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you'd never expect.
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find ... nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you'd never expect.
Awards
Colorado Children's Book Award
2016 · Picture Book · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2016 · Picture Book · Finalist
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2016 · Preschool · Recommended
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2016 · Grades K-3 · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2015 · Up to Seven · Recommended
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Picture Book · Finalist
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Picture Book · Winner
Irma S. & James H. Black Award
2015 · Children's Literature · Winner
Parents Choice Award (Fall) (2008-Up)
2015 · Picture Book · Silver Medal Winner
Junior Library Guild
2015 · Selection
Caldecott Medal
2015 · Picture Book · Honor Book
Irma S. & James H. Black Award
2014 · Children's Literature · Winner
