The Adventures of Stop-sign Sam

In order to get to Rockin' Robbins Park, the two Williams brothers must safely navigate the busy city streets, the old construction site, and the fast-moving river that winds through the woods. Lucky for them, Stop-Sign Sam is there to help them on their recreational adventure. He has a plan that includes safety tips set to a musical beat, rapping his cautionary tales to a rhythm that the boys can understand…and enjoy! In The Adventures of Stop-Sign Sam, Matt Robbins shows how teaching valuable lessons can be anything but dull. In fact, if handled with the right amount of pizzazz, learning about safety can be fun for any kind of reader, young or old. Open the book, flip through the pages, sing out its words, and soon you'll be rapping along with Stop-Sign Sam. He will have you and your children tapping your feet, snapping your fingers, and just downright wiggling to the fun musical sounds of playtime safety.

Matt Robbins is an Emmy Award-winning photojournalist. At an early age, struggling to read and write, he realized that his method of learning was different from that of his classmates. He was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia, and like most kids diagnosed with this condition, Matt had a hard time in school. His mom would ask him why he could remember every lyric to a song but could not spell a simple word. That's when he realized putting some kind of rhythm or rhyme to his lessons helped him contain the information. He wrote Stop-Sign Sam with that in mind, hoping to get kids interested in reading at an early age. Matt's message to young readers is, “Stop letting dyslexia stop you, because it didn't stop me!”