Samantha the Snob

by Kathryn Cristaldi

Illus. in full color. Samantha wears a fur coat and a designer hat. She's got a limousine, an indoor pool, and a mom who looks like a movie star. What a snob! That's what the narrator of this story thinks. Then she discovers that she and Samantha have a lot in common--including their squirt-gun rings!  

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

48 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 1994

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book about not judging a book by its cover, and also looking at jealousy.

[Elizabeth Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kindergarten teacher gave this to me on the last day of school. I loved it then, and it still holds up. The illustrations are so good. The fits are poppin. The wording is so specifically chosen and tells the subtlety of a story in such a good way. I thoroughly enjoy it.
(G rating)

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book about making friends, stereotypes, and the axiom of judging a book by its cover. It was good for starting a discussion with our girls about being nice and friendly to new kids in their class, no matter what they look like.

[Samantha Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Samantha the Snob" is a classic tell of judging a book by its cover. On the outside Samantha is fancy and wears expensive things but once you get to know her she is a down to earth girl. I think the sarcasm works very well in this book, because it is just subtle enough that a child might not pick up on it but a parents will. The illustrator did a very well job on capturing how angry the boy was when talking about Samantha or how the other kids very so excited when at Samantha's party. This book would be good to read to a child if they were having problems with their friends making new friends.

[Melinda Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new girl came to school. Some of the children didn't like her; they thought she was a snob because she was rich. But one day Samantha sent out birthday invitations to everyone, and they went. There was swimming, pony rides and games. The girl that disliked Samantha the most got stuck with her in playing games. At first they lost games, but they won the last two together. How do you think the girl feels about Samantha now? This book teaches a child not to "judge a book by its cover".

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story about a girl that judges the new rich girl in class without actually knowing her. The rich girl named Samantha is that new student and she isn't at all what our main character imagined. She invites her to her birthday party and make friends with each other.

[Stasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't you love it when you rediscover a book you remember from childhood?! Found this in our church library yesterday and brought it home for the weekend for the nostalgia!!!

[Santino Gentile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suck

[Ccl Children's · Rating 3 out of 5]

Samantha is the new girl in class. When she starts hanging around the narrator's friends and she does not like it one bit, especially when they are all invited to Samantha's birthday party, and her friends want to go! But, Samantha might not be the snob she seems. This easy reader, one part Fancy Nancy and one part Junie B. Jones , is lots of fun for 1st and 2nd Grade readers.
~Caroline

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[Caroline Barnett]

This is a fun book for children to read. I would use this book to talk about not judging a book by its cover. Many students need a friendly reminder that just because someone looks different does not mean you may not have some things in common with them.

[booklady · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute early reader.

[just the BEST bitches · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a beautiful book and for 1st graders

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice art

[Rose]

Age: 6-8

[Vee41dmb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd give it 2.5 stars. It was okay to read and the kids seemed to think it was okay also.
Not horrible, not wonderful. Good message.

[Ilan]

idk