![]() ![]() Since then she has written over 30 books for young. ![]() Her first book, A Summer to Die, was published in 1977. The story is told from Baby Sam's viewpoint and consists of his observations, feelings and thoughts, in the manner of the 1989 film Look Who's Talking. Before becoming an author, she worked as a photographer and a freelance journalist. He is very smart, and from the day he was born, Anastasia was jealous. Im still very fond of her and her whole family,' Lowry remarked. 'I have the feeling shes going to go on foreveror until I get sick of her, which hasnt happened yet. Sam Krupnik is a mischievous little boy, but mostly curious. The broad audience appeal of the first 'Anastasia' book prompted Lowry to write another novel featuring her diminutive heroine. All About Sam was Lowry's first book in what would later become the Sam Krupnik series. Sam proved unexpectedly popular among readers, who asked Lowry to write books about Sam as well. In Lowry's book Anastasia Krupnik, Anastasia's parents give birth to her younger brother Sam, who would feature as a side character in later Anastasia books. A 1997 assessment of the novel by Joel Chaston stated that the work had wide appeal to young readers, and whereas the related Anastasia series books had appealed more to girls, the Sam Krupnik series expanded readership to audience of all genders. The novel is known for it's humor, and was included in the 2003 reference publication Something Funny Happened At the Library published by the American Library Association. ![]() It is the first in a series of four novels about the character Sam Krupnik a character Lowry had developed earlier in her books on Sam's older sister, Anastasia Krupnik. All About Sam (1988) is a children's novel by Lois Lowry. ![]()
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