When Sam and his family took a trip to the beach, they weren’t expecting him to make a snappy new friend… This sweet story of friendship was written by nine-year-old Collins Big Cat Writing Competition winner Kipp Whysall and beautifully illustrated by Anni Axworthy. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A poemCurriculum links: CitizenshipThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.