Photo courtesy Michelle Fontaine.

Mr. Sams, as I’ve corresponded in the past, I’ve mentioned I am your biggest fan, so naturally was thrilled to purchase your latest. After I read it, I knew I must not keep it and pass it along to my mother. Her grandkids call her “gram” and she is a lifelong bird lover.

I always love showing your latest books to her (she’s a quadriplegic), and as I showed her this one, with excitement I told her it would be the perfect gift to give her young granddaughters for Christmas. She was thrilled, and especially thrilled over the turkey photos since she doted on a flock that lived in her backyard at a previous residence. (Mom is also a lifelong vegetarian and has never eaten turkey.)

Well, on Christmas Eve, we didn’t read the standard “Night Before Christmas.” Instead, Mom had them open their gift and the girls piled in her bed as the rest of us gathered around and I read “Tea” aloud. When we came to the turkey page, Mom exclaimed something like, “Look, girls!” At which point, seven-year-old Lauren shouted, “YUM!!!”

We all burst into laughter as Mom pretended to cry, wailing “Oh, Laurrrren!” My brother chimed in: “Lauren loves her animals. Especially in sandwiches!”

Just thought you’d enjoy this anecdote. My nieces really do love animals and would spend every day at the zoo if they could. Every time we get together we look at your books and watch the related videos. They may eventually grow out of them, but I never will!

Michelle Fontaine
“Aunt Michelle”

Thank you Michelle for your very nice note! Nice to hear that your mother and her granddaughters enjoy our books and movies.
The entire crew at Carl R. Sams II, Photography Inc.

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