Tag Archives: Pigs

Pete & Pickles

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Publisher: Philomel

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Pete is a perfectly predictable, practical, uncomplicated pig. At least, he was . . . before a runaway circus elephant named Pickles stampeded into his life, needing a friend. Pickles is larger than life and overflowing with imagination. She takes Pete swandiving off Niagara Falls. (Sort of.) And sledding down [...]

If You Give a Pig a Party (If You Give…)

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Laura Joffe Numeroff
Publisher: Laura Geringer

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If you give a pig a party,she’s going to ask for someballoons. When you give her the balloons, she’ll want to decorate the house. When she’s finished, she’ll put on her favorite dress. Then she’ll call all her friends — Mouse, Moose, and [...]

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Sandpiper Books)

Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Dubose Heyward
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children.

Not a Stick

Rating: (10 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperCollins

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Antoinette Portis again captures the thrill of when pretend feels so real that it becomes real. With a stick in hand, the options are endless—whether it’s conducting an orchestra, painting a masterpiece, or slaying a dragon—give a child a stick and let imagination take over [...]

There Is a Bird On Your Head! (Elephant and Piggie)

Rating: (7 reviews)
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Publisher: Hyperion

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In There is a Bird on Your Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head- two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Rating: (140 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Puffin

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“There has obviously been some kind of mistake,” writes Alexander T. Wolf from the pig penitentiary where he’s doing time for his alleged crimes of 10 years ago. Here is the “real” story of the three little pigs whose houses are huffed and puffed to [...]

Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy

Rating: (48 reviews)
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Publisher: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books

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Olivia, like many young pigs, experiences life very intensely. She is utterly obsessed with having her mother make her a red soccer shirt (even though the team color is green), until, of course, she discovers that her favorite toy, her very best toy, is missing, [...]

Olivia Counts (Olivia)

Rating: (14 reviews)
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Publisher: Atheneum
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Learning to count to 10 is no chore when accompanied by Olivia, piglet superstar of Ian Falconer’s Caldecott Honor Book, Olivia, and Olivia Saves the Circus. Preschoolers will giggle to see reminders of Olivia’s mischief in this simple counting book: “one ball, two bows, [...]

Piggies

Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Red Wagon Books

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This beloved and bestselling book from Audrey and Don Wood has been delighting children–and sending them off to bed with laughter and sweet dreams–for years. The entertaining antics of ten marvelous pigs in Piggies have made this book a classic. Now here is [...]

Bath Time!

Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Book Description
Hey! Hey! What do you say! It’s time to take a bath today.
From the irrepressible Sandra Boynton comes an irresistible storybook for bath time. Bath Time! is waterproof, nontoxic, completely baby-safe—and it floats!
It’s a classic tale of pig meets paint. Spattered with colors from a [...]

Olivia’s Opposites

Rating: (13 reviews)
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Publisher: Atheneum
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Olivia knows all about opposites. Sometimes this porcine heroine of Ian Falconer’s Caldecott Honor Book, Olivia, is “plain,” attired only in red briefs. Other times she is “fancy,” with high-heeled dress-up shoes, lipstick, pearls, and a big red bow. Sometimes—-when Olivia is running the [...]

Olivia Helps with Christmas (Olivia Series)

Rating: (10 reviews)
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Publisher: Atheneum
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Everyone’s favorite Caldecott honor-winning porcine and #1 Kris Cringle enthusiast is helping to make the season brighter than ever. Christmas is coming, and Olivia is incredibly busy. She has to wait for Santa, make sure dad sets up the tree, wait for Santa, watch [...]

What’s Wrong, Little Pookie?

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Robin Corey Books

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POOKIE’S UPSET AND POOKIE’S MOM cannot figure out why. And Pookie isn’t helping, either. This familiar scenario is told with Sandra Boynton’s signature humor, in both story and art. Caregivers and young children will laugh their way out of their sorrow as Mom [...]

Toot & Puddle: Let It Snow (Toot and Puddle)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Holly Hobbie
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

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Celebrate the last book in the beloved series with a Christmas story about the gift of friendship and free limited edition Christmas ornaments. With a nod to previous books in the Toot Puddle series, Holly Hobbie, shows readers that the best kind [...]