Michael Sampson - Author

Today (April 3, 2020) author Michael Sampson visited with a young reader via Zoom.  Michael Sampson is a professional educator, football lover, literacy expert, and author. (Learn more about Sampson and his books at www.michaelsampson.com/ ). During the one-on-one visit (just one of 10 that Sampson contributed to do his part in educating readers in this epic situation) Sampson read this first grade reader three books that he wrote or co-wrote.

Star of the Circus, had a refrain that invited participation and both Sampson and Pryor sung the refrain.  And who is the star of the circus of the eight animals: Cannonball Cat, Zany Zebra, Marvelous Mouse, Crazy Kangaroo, Dazzling Dog, Jazzy Giraffe, Big Bear, or Elegant Elephant?  The answer is in the reading.

When Michael Sampson shared a reading of a sequel to his friend, Bill Martin, Jr's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, a sequel that Sampson helped to write, Sampson shared some additional information about Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? 

Michael Sampson is an author or co-author of many books.  He was a good friend of Bill Martin Jr.  who wrote Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You Hear?  Together the friends wrote many books.

 Sampson wrote a book titled The Football That Won... but also wrote many others with his friend.
A popular book that Sampson wrote with his friend was a book, I pledge allegiance, explaining the vocabulary in the Pledge of Allegiance written by Francis Bellamy in 1852.
Pryor read that book before meeting Michael Sampson.  And he had also read all the books in the Brown Bear series.

 Other books by Sampson include the Little Squeegy Bug Book and several about Kitty Cat.

Pryor enjoyed meeting Michael Sampson, and enjoyed hearing his books.  Pryor was very familiar with Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? but had not associated that title with Michael Sampson.  Sampson also co-wrote Baby Bear, Baby Bear What Do You See?  

And what advice did Sampson have for a young scholar - read and start a journal.  What a great experience for a 7-year-old reader!

Cite this article:

McElmeel, Sharron.  (2020, April 3).  Michael Sampson - Author.  Author, Author, and an Illustrator or two.  Retrieved from https://bit.ly/michaelsampson.