Stack of books titled "Sammy's Surprise Deliveries!" featuring illustrated cover with a stork delivering a package, and a dog with a red collar on a farm landscape.

Sammy’s Surprise Deliveries

My first book was about an impetuous little Stork called Sammy. He’s very loveable because he’s always in a rush to show he can do things before he really can. This means he makes lots of mistakes!

Sammy was illustrated by the very talented Janet Samuel. I remember receiving her very first sketches of him and feeling so excited.

Stork from "Sammy's Surprise Deliveries!" wearing a blue hat with a purple band, carrying a wicker basket with a tiny baby inside.

Sammy Stork thinks he can deliver baby animals to the right homes without his Daddy’s help. But when he doesn't check the parcels carefully, some new parents are in for a big surprise! Young children will fall in love with the mischievous Sammy and delight in lifting the flaps to reveal the adorable baby animals and discover Sammy's mistakes. With satisfying rhymes and gorgeous illustrations, this lift-the-flap book is irresistible.

“Sammy was inspired by a beautiful and very old announcement card with the image of a stork delivering a baby. I thought it might be funny to tell a story about a little stork who delivers baby animals.”

Bird from Song for a Princess with brown feathers.

What a little bird said.

  • “Rachael came into nursery today with a kit bag full of fun to tell us the story of Sammy the Stork. We had fun guessing all the surprises. Was it a rabbit? No it was a donkey. Was it a lamb? No it was a puppy! The children loved this story and enjoyed all the mistakes he made”

  • “Child-friendly text and adorable baby animals to discover under the flaps on every page make for a story full of life and warmth”

    Oh no! How can it be? This tiny baby is nothing like me!

  • “We first borrowed this book from our local library. My daughter enjoyed it so much that we decided to buy it. There are bright and colourful pictures, lots of flaps to lift. It is tough enough for my 2 year old’s sometimes rough handling. I highly recommend this.”

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