Sam and Gus Light Up the Night!

p.d. eastman

Everybody loves lightning bugs! And with this interactive adaptation of P. D. Eastmanâ��s classic, Sam and the Firefly, Sam and his mischievous friend, the firefly, come to life with a little help from toddlers. With a turn of a wheel, a lift of a flap, and a slide of a tab, the firefly lights up the night, jumps in his jar, and saves the day!

Genres childrenspicture books

14 pages, Hardcover

First published August 24,2004

This edition

Format: 14 pages, Hardcover
Published: August 24, 2004 by Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375829260
ASIN: 0375829261
Language: English

About the author

p.d. eastman

Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. A protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.

From 1936 to 1941, Eastman worked at the story department of Walt Disney Productions. From 1941 to 1943 he worked at the story department of Warner Bros. Cartoons. From 1945 to 1952 he worked in the story department of United Productions of America. He contributed to the "Private Snafu" World War II training films, wrote for the animation Mr. Magoo, and the Gerald McBoing-Boing series for UPA.