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Sweet, simple, and straightforward.
"Tales of Amanda Pig" is a collection of gentle, calm stories about how Amanda the pig solves everyday situations, such as resolving afight with her brother.In one story she is faced with food she doesn'tlike, in another her father helps her overcome her fear of a"monster" in the hallway.The last story is about going to bed. The pig parents are ideal - we humans should handle our kids this well! The book is wholesome enough to read aloud to very young kids, and easy forbeginning readers to read on their own. ... Read more

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Poppleton in Spring
Another gem from Cynthia Rylant! Great blend of sweet and silly.My six year old can read some of it, but it is neither simplistic nor boring (like so many "early readers"). ... Read more

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Find Those Pigs.....
"The trouble started the day Bert and Ethel's pigs escaped from the back of their truck.Right after that, people all over town started missing clothes.Everyone searched everywhere.No clothes. No pigs."Soon a postcard arrived from Florida with the word 'OINK'.It was embarrassing, everyone joking about Bert and Ethel's runaway, postcard writing pigs.What they needed, Bert decided was to get away from it all, and take a nice vacation to someplace special, warm and fun, like Florida.He bought two bus tickets, and those two pig farmers were soon on their way.....Eileen Christelow is back with another charming and amusing missing pig tale that's sure to have kids squealing with pleasure.Her simple and entertaining story line is enhanced with expressive and hilarious illustrations, and little ones will enjoy poring over the pages and finding all the disguised pigs in the most unusual places.Perfect for youngsters 4-8, The Great Pig Search is a rip roarin' comical adventure that's sure to tickle your funny bone each and everytime you open the book.

A whimsical, fun story
In Eileen Christelow's picturebook story The Great Pig Search, Bert and Ethel's pigs escape on their way to market and their owners receive a postcard with one message: "OINK". Now they decide to head to Florida in search of their wayward pigs - and Bert seems to see them everywhere in this whimsical, fun story. ... Read more

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Pretty Good.
Pretty Good but still not as good as others like Frfeddy and the Egnormous, Freddy the Pilot, and Freddy the Cowboy but highly recomeneded for all ages.
pertinent!
Not just for children, this book does more than regale us with the usual cliches about the evils of dictatorship - it uncovers the darkness in each heart that psychologically paves the way for dictatorship.This book doesn't just poke fun, it cuts deep. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Pigs    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Pigs    10. Revolutions    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs   

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My Son Loves This Book
What a fun book. My 2 year old son loves this book and I enjoy reading it to him (over and over and over ... you know how it goes). We borrowed this book from one of his friends who is also a boy and loves it, too. His friend learned to count with this book. I don't review many books and wanted to give this one a big "thumbs up" because it is such a gem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pigs    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Preschool    4. Concepts - Counting    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Counting    7. Fiction    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Parties    11. Pigs    12. Preschool Concepts    13. Preschool Picture Story Books    14. Tea    15. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs   

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Poinsettia is a lovable little pig!
I found this book in the classroom library of a fellow teacher, and was thrilled as I had just finished a unit on "family" and used Poinsettia and her Family, by Felicia Bond.My preschoolers LOVED this book! When I borrowed and read this title, we fell in love with it as well!

My son LOVES this book!
This is the first "long" book my 2 year old has actually wanted to read.And we read it several times each day.The pictures are great and my son seems to relate to the storyline.A must read for toddlers! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pigs    2. Bedtime & Dreams    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Family - Siblings    6. Fear    7. Fiction    8. Fire fighters    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Night    11. Preschool Picture Story Books    12. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs   

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Wonderful, Can't Go Wrong with Poppleton!
These books are such gems, and Poppleton in Fall is another one.We love these books.They are funny, orginal and very entertaining, great for boys and girls and parents will enjoy reading them as well!

Anthony, Janae, Danielle, and Nicholas LOVE Poppleton books!
Our names are Anthony, Janae, Danielle, and Nicholas.We are 2nd graders from Lockport, NY.We have read all of the Poppleton books with Ms. Fletcher.The book we liked best is Poppleton in Fall.The characters arePoppleton, Cherry Sue, and Zacko.Anthony's favorite part is whenPoppleton stormed out the door.Janae's favorite part is when Poppletonwent to the pancake breakfast. Danielle's favorite part is when Poppletonmet the geese.Nicholas liked the part when Poppleton ate the pancakes forbreakfast.We hope Cynthia Rylant writes a lot more Poppleton books!

Anthony LOVES the Poppleton books!
I am a 2nd grader at an elementary school in Lockport, NY.My name isAnthony.I have read all of the Poppleton books.My favorite book isPoppleton in Fall.The characters are Poppleton, Cherry Sue, and Zacko. The best part is when Poppleton stormed out the door.I hope CynthiaRylant writes a lot more Poppleton stories! ... Read more

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A great book
This is a great book for parents to read to their kids!My mom read this book to me and my sisters when we were little and now I'll be reading it to my son.

a finely aged and well worn classic
my dad used to read this book to me when i was a small boy. it was always one of my favorites to hear and i believe my dad's favorite to read. he had a way of reading this story that was so engaging. i still have that very same book tattered and worn having also been read many many times by me to my three boys, now mid to late teens. the story is one im sure many people can relate to. something akin to the grass is always greener on the other side, be careful what you wish for and sometimes its better to leave well enough alone. at least thats what i seem to get out of it. small pig lives on a country farm with the farmer and his wife. small pig is heavy into his mud. the farmer is cool with this but his wife is not. she decieds to clean it up using a monstrous vacuum cleaner. small pig is not with a clean pigpen so he runs away. he happens upon various places with mud that look good at first but turn out to be inhospitable. eventually he finds his way to the big city. noise and filth abound and he finds what he thinks is a wonderful mud pit but turns out to be a cement square for a sidewalk. next thing he knows he's stuck and no matter how hard he tries he cannot get out. slowly people begin to notice his predicament and the crowd eventually swells to mob like proportions. mean while the farmer and his wife are frantically searching for small pig. as the fire department shows up to rescue small pig the farmer and his wife happen by. "whats going on here?" the farmer ask's a bystander. "oh nothing, just a pig stuck in the sidewalk" the man replies. the farmer and his wife make their way thru the crowd. simultaineously small pig is free'd. they speed their way back home to the country where small pig is given all the mud he needs. "he sits down and sinks down into the good soft mud".i will go my whole life remembering this book as my dad read it to me and how i read it to my son's and thats what makes it such a treasured book.

A little masterpiece
_Small Pig_ is as good as the books in Lobel's Frog and Toad saga, which is high praise indeed.It's a story told with Zen-like simplicity and humor.Serene acceptance is the best way to handle life's annoyances, if you can manage it.Asked one time why so many of his characters seem to be neurotic, Lobel said:"They didn't start out that way but, if you talk in short, choppy sentences and repeat words a lot, you begin to sound neurotic quickly."If you have a small child, introduce him or her to the world of reading with this little masterpiece of children's literature. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Farm Animals    2. Animals - Pigs    3. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Fiction    7. Humorous Stories    8. Pigs    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

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magical picture-book enchanting for all ages
Why is this adorable book out of print?It is a masterpiece , no words just witty, beautifully renderedinter-active drawings tell the story, recreating pre-Industrial England-- Jane Austen for piglets and pork- lovers of all ages ... Read more

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2-year old approved
We make weekly trips to the library and each night read 2-3 books to my 2-year old son.This is his favorite book.It's helping him learn his ABC's in a fun way.We've checked out the book enough times that I've decided it is time to buy it for our home collection.

Toot & Puddle : Puddle's ABC
This is a must have for all Toot and Puddle fans.A great ABC book for children learning thier alphabet as well as a all around good book. Thebooks starts as a children's picture book and moves into a ABC book andthen returns to a picture book style which gives a little variety to thebook.It will keep children's interest and as usual the writing and artwork is fabulous! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Clear plots, careful prose style, and bright, action-packed illustrations have catapulted Paul Galdone's takes on traditional tales to the top of teachers' and librarians' lists for decades. Galdone retold and illustrated many folk and fairy tales during his long career, including Read more

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Build Your House from Bricks or...
Paul Galdone's "Three Little Pigs" is not your modern PC version of piggies vs wolf.In this story pigs get eaten.Which is perhaps why this book was on my entering kindergartner's Summer Reading List.Far from being watered down and shortened, this version includes the bits about the wolf's trying to trick pig #3 into getting within grabbing range:let's get turnips together... apples together, and finally, let's go to the fair together.
My 3 year old son loves this one
5 stars for the enjoyment my 3 year old sons gets from this one. The traditional version of the story, with the third pig outwitting the wolf many times. Appealing illustrations. I am going to buy more of Galdone's books based on how much my son has enjoyed this one and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff."

I'm sorry I have to give this mindless crap a one-star!
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Good Clean Fun!
What a clever bath time book!Start counting from one end reading catchy rhyming text about ten pigs who bathe until they "aren't dirty anymore."Then FLIP THE BOOK OVER and watch those same pigs get dirty all over again!My daughter was fascinating with the flip part.I liked the illustrations.Definitely worth a look. ... Read more

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Is that a Pig Playing Football...Or a Football Player Being a Pig?
Despite the title of the book, and despite the title of this review, this sixteenth volume in the Freddy the Pig series is much less about football, and much more about the Bean farm animals saving the day once more.This time the antagonist (Freddy readers like learning new words) is the dishonest Mr. Doty.He's so dishonest that Doty isn't even his real name.Animal-hater Mr. Garble recruits Mr Doty to pretend he's Mrs. Bean's long lost brother, to whom the Beans owe a large amount of money.In order to prevent the Beans from paying him, Freddy steals all the Beans' money from the bank.Where he hides it is for you to find out when you read the story.
Mrs. Bean's Brother's Keeper
Walter Brooks begins this sixteenth tale of our indomitable porcine poet with a great stir on the Bean Farm.Mrs. Bean's long lost brother has been discovered, and is coming to the farm for a reunion.When Aaron Doty makes his appearance, it is with mixed reviews.He is generally nice enough, although he has a marked affection for telling tall tales, but he has a suspicious mean streak.In the final analysis, the animals come to suspect that he is a fraud, taking advantage of the fact that Mrs. Bean's brother left when she was quite young.When they find out that Doty is conspiring with sneaky Mr. Garble from Centerboro, they are convinced. Freddy the Pig: Not Just for Kids
As usual, Freddy gets into trouble and into the adventure by trying to help his friends.In this case, Mrs. Bean's long-lost brother turns up and wants his share of the inheritance, something that will bankrupt Mr. Bean and possibly ruin the farm. At the same time, he is needed to help the Centerboro high school football team beat its rival, Tushville, who has ringers playing on their team.The action is fast and furious, and a delight to read.Brooks and his Freddy books are a godsend to parents who read to their children. ... Read more

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A Fable for All Times
If you you are looking for some light entertainment, this is a great read for kids and adults who are young at heart. Then, if you think about it, the book could be a really good way to help kids or adults think about the wolves who try to sell us baloney in politics and other arenas everyday. This wolf is a modern day con artist trying to twist the truth, and hide his true nat. After all, wasn't that the original intent of many myths and fairly tales? But if you don't want to go there, relax and enjoy this sarcastic, clever, and humorous retelling of a classic tale. Enjoy!

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
This book is funny and it really just says "now lets let the wollf point fingers." So just like I said now its the Wolf's turn. Also i liked this book because I always thought that maybe it wasn"t the wolf's fault. Then to top it off he mixes alot ALOT of comedy into it.
Who's afraid of Mr. Alexander T. Wolf?
Authors these days are constantly reinterpreting old fairy tales and nursery rhymes to spice them up, repackage them, and sell them as something new.Credit this idea, in part, to the illustrious Jon Scieszka (a free cup of sugar to anyone who pronounces his name correctly) and illustrator Lane Smith.Together, these two have successfully rendered the world of nursery-dom topsy turvey, beginning with the clever, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!".At long last, the viewer has a chance to look past the biased press and (undoubtedly) stacked juries to hear the true story from the lips of Mr. Alexander T. Wolf himself.Read more

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