Sid and Sam
Published on 3. July 2025
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-83913-496-8 (ISBN)
Description
A deeply moving story of Sid the dog losing his beloved owner Sam, and finding a new kind of happy.
Sid loves his best friend and owner, Sam. They share a happy life together, playing, snoozing, and meeting friends like Sophie and her mum in the park. Sid is sure that these good times will last forever, but he soon starts to notice that Sam isn't quite himself. One morning, Sid wakes up to find that Sam isn't there. Sid feels sad and lonely, but can Sophie help him be happy again?
A gentle and ultimately uplifting introduction to life after loss, told through the eyes of a loyal dog.
Sid loves his best friend and owner, Sam. They share a happy life together, playing, snoozing, and meeting friends like Sophie and her mum in the park. Sid is sure that these good times will last forever, but he soon starts to notice that Sam isn't quite himself. One morning, Sid wakes up to find that Sam isn't there. Sid feels sad and lonely, but can Sophie help him be happy again?
A gentle and ultimately uplifting introduction to life after loss, told through the eyes of a loyal dog.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 287 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83913-496-8 (9781839134968)
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Person
Zehra Hicks is a tutor at Chelsea College of Arts, where she completed a Short Course in Book Illustration in 2009. Since then, she has been highly commended for the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and shortlisted for the Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award. Zehra lives with her family in Epsom, Surrey.