This small picture book, which would function quite well as a beginning reader, relates the adventures of Sam the bear, who is left behind one day in the attic of a seaside cottage. After languishing for years, Sam sends out a distress message in a bottle, and soon finds that he has an answer...

I found this on the $1 cart at work, and thinking that it looked charming, I picked it up on impulse. I should have just read it there (it takes all of 5 minutes), and spared myself the trouble of owning it. It is short, sweet, and utterly forgettable - which is probably why I have never heard of this author/illustrator. Now it sits on my shelves... a physical reminder (one of many, I am afraid) that all my self-restraint goes out the window when it comes to books... Alas! ( )