Bernie Meets Sam

By Patricia Hopkins and Dan Drewes

Bernie, the sheep dog, meets a new member of the farm family. Sam, a little goat, at first appears to be shy. Bobby Jones, Bernies master, asks Bernie to help Sam get acquainted. The dog and the goat become partners in crime in this humorous tale. By the end of the day, Bernie and Sam have managed to irritate all the other animals on the farm. But the story isnt over! There is one more animal on the chair on the front porch!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524615949

Patricia Hopkins

Patricia Hopkins taught elementary education in Illinois for over thirty years. She holds a bachelor's degree in music education and a master's degree in elementary education. In 2007, Hopkins was selected as La Salle County's teacher of the year. Hopkins used her love of music in teaching the students in producing a drama to present to the students' parents and friends. Following the drama, students would recite animal poems. Each student would dress as the animal presented. Students would select the animal poem they wished to recite. At some point, rather than selecting poems from her archives, Hopkins started writing poems for her students to recite. A total of 110 poems are part of her collection. The poems are in a variety of styles. Thirty-two are humorous short poems like "Hey Bernie!" The others are more educational and more appropriate for a slightly older audience. "Hey Bernie!" is the first poem Hopkins has created for publication.

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