Samantha really wants to try out her new roller skates in Samantha On a Roll by Linda Ashman and illustrated by Christine Davenier (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011), but her mother can’t help her right now. Samantha can’t wait to play, and as she skates outside, she finds herself in the midst of a series of ridiculous adventures since she can’t stop herself from moving. The fun illustrations (I believe done in pencil) and adventures she has outside are certain to be a hit with kids. My son (age 4) really enjoyed reading it repeatedly to see the exaggerated adventures.
