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Everyone Hide from Wibbly Pig
Published in Pop-Up by Hodder Children's Books (1998-06-17)
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Got to hide Wibbly pig!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-21
My 19 month-old twins adore this book. They love to lift the flaps and often start laughing before they even get to their fave page...the "Who's hiding behind the sofa...Big Pig" bit! I have to hide the book before bedtime or else there's plenty of fighting over who holds it and who lifts flap. Should've bought two! Lets have more Wibbly flap ones coming out. Fantastic pictures and well...aren't the pigs gorgeous. Tiny Pig just does it for me!

Everyone Hide!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-16
My daughter simply loves this book. She loves Wibbly and all the other characters, especially Big Pig, who for some reason she always smacks. I never get tired of reading it to her and she never gets tired of having it read to her, she loves it.

Loves lift the flaps!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-16
My daughter loves this book because of the lift the flaps! She absolutely loves all lift the flap books.

Our daughter cries when we put it away!!!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1998-12-31
We love this book and so does our daughter. She loves the flaps to find all of the pigs. She has loved it from the first time she saw it (6 months old). The illustrations are great and it is a good length to keep her interested,(though we usually have to read it three times before we can put it away).

Great fun for mother and child, just simply fantastic!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-27
My kids, twins aged 18 months, scream "Wibbly Pig" everytime I try to sneak the book into the room. Their little faces light up. Indeed, "Wibbly Pig" was the among the first words spoken by both of them. Simply a marvelous treat for me and them, every time.

Pig
Evil Super-Villains Need Love, Too ... and other important wisdom
Published in Paperback by Grolgrex Books (2007-11-17)
Author: Steve Sommers
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Sensible nonsensical ramblings
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Review Date: 2008-05-07
A two page essay on why the toilet seat should be kept down at all times - just one of the many offbeat short bursts of entertaining writing you'll find in "Evil Super-Villains Need Love, Too...: And Other Important Wisdom". Covering a wide variety of strange and confusing subjects most people encounter in their day to day lives but never really think about, topics such as Bovine Resorts, French Pirates, and how Judas was really the best disciple that Jesus could have asked for. "Evil Super-Villains Need Love, Too...: And Other Important Wisdom" is highly recommended for community library humor shelves and for anyone who just wants to be imparted with some sensible nonsensical ramblings of a hilarious writer.

The Bathroom is INDEED the Best Place to Read
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Review Date: 2008-04-19
During any particular period seated in a restroom this is the one that I will continue to go back to for short, thoughtful entertainment. Pretty funny stuff.

Laugh out loud FUNNY!!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-14
I had no idea what was in store for me when I purchased, "Evil Super Villians Need Love, Too And Other Important Wisdom." The non stop insights into human nature is truly remarkable. The pearls of wisdom are similar to the, "Rest of the Story." The stories are laugh out loud FUNNY!!

Best Bathroom Book I've Ever Read
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-07
Typically I won't put my electronic Yahtzee game away while I am in the bathroom. This book was so much better than any electronic Yahtzee experience I have ever had.

You Need to Buy This Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-03
It looks like Amazon doesn't stop you from reviewing your own book, and I know I'll have at least one really good one. Listen: My book is great! you'll be absolutely astounded by all of the things that I know and you don't. You should get it right now and one copy for everybody in your local phone book. If you don't believe me, just read all of the other reviews by friends, family and acquaintences that I've arranged.

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Galahad at Blandings (Unabridged)
Published in Audio Download by audible.com ()
Author: P. G. Wodehouse
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A Ripping Good Read, What?
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-11
Readers versed in the Wodehouse canon will recall a delightful episode titled "Extricating Young Gussie." This installment in the Blandings Castle saga could be titled "Gally extricates everyone." It's not much about Lord Emsworth, and the perennially prize winning pig, Empress of Blandings, features only in a bit part. The usual bevy of imperious aunts cause the usual sackfuls of trouble for numerous tangled hearts. But the plot, such as it is, turns on Lord Emsworth's resourceful brother, the loveable rogue, Galahad Threepwood, and his Jeeves- like power to make things come right. While some of Lord Emsworth's behavior seems uncharacteristic, this later novel from 1965 is nevertheless prime Wodehouse and a ripping good read.

A really good read!
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Review Date: 2001-09-17
This story by P.G. Wodehouse is very entertaining and a really good read. A great escape into the magical world of Wodehouse.

Galahad in his prime
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-14
Galahad at Blandings is a book part of the Blandings Castle series, but I wouldn't call it Wodehouse's best book. It is a about a couple, Sam and Sandy, and how they come together. They have a fight, and Sam comes to Blandings Castle as an imposter, to resolve the fight, as Sandy won't talk to him at all. Then in the end, money is given, fights are resolved, and everyone is happy. It is a tremendously funny book, as many of the main character are quite eccentric, so I suggest you pick up a copy quickly. Enjoy!!! Cheers!!!!!!!!! : )

Enough to Make a Cat Laugh
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-19
The Hon. Galahad Threepwood is back. This time he has assigned himself the dubious task of bringing three different couples together. The setting is England, Blandings Castle, of course, complete with the amiable dunce Lord Emsworth and his prize-winning porker, the Empress, infamous for her role in `PIG-HOO-EY'.

On his way to London to pick up his brother Clarence (Lord Emsworth), Galahad, a dapper middle-aged man eyes the name on a sinister package that Lord Emsworth's secretary Sandy Callendar has asked him to post. The parcel is addressed to a chap named Bagshott. This detail excites Galahad's curiosity because he used to be bosom with a fellow named Bagshott. But the Bagshott that the Hon. Galahad knew (Boko) had long since retired from the earth. Discovering that the contents of said package are a pile of letters that will effectively sunder Sandy Callendar's relationship with Boko's son, Samuel Galahad Bagshott, Gally becomes determined to keep the sparring couple afloat. Having been staunchly opposed to sundered hearts since he was a boy, Galahad Threepwood is resolved to put matters right.

Sam and Sandy's dispute happens to be related to gambling and, well, naturally, the Drones Club. You see Sam stands to gain a sackful in a sweep if Tipton Plimsoll (fellow Drones Club member) weds the pretty dolt Veronica Wedge, Lord Emsworth's niece. But Sandy is diametrically opposed to the whole enterprise, urging Sam to part with the debatably generous syndicate offer. And she still hasn't forgiven Sam for telling her that she looks like a "horror from outer space" with a particular pair of glasses on. Plus, Sandy is a redhead, making the task for Gally that much more difficult - as we all know, redheaded women have short and irrational tempers. Enter the "pint-sized bozo," Wilfred Allsop, cousin of Veronica Wedge. On a bender one night in New York with his new friend Tipton Plimsoll, Willie, who somewhat "resembles the poet Shelley," reveals his affections for Lord Emsworth's pig lady, Monica Simmons. Tipton Plimsoll endorses the arrangement despite his belief that Ms. Simmons has the appearance of an "all-in wrestler."

As it is, all three of these impending alliances are dependent upon each other and the Hon. Galahad Threepwood knows it. You'll have to read the story to find out whether or not Gally is successful with his scheme to reunite the warring couples. Just know that he is a skilled raconteur and "teller of the tale." Gally will never miss a beat and he stays on top of it all, undoubtedly aided by his fondness for cocktails at all hours.

Galahad has many passions in life. One is to protect the reputation of one of his oldest and greatest friends, whiskey. Disgusted and offended by "coloured slides" and "temperance lectures" Gally goes on an anti-Tea tirade, accusing "the muck" as he calls it, of being responsible for the death of his poor, dear old friend Buffy Struggles, who "got run over by a hansom cab as he was crossing Piccadilly." Evidently, tea had sapped Buffy's strength.

Recalling another seemingly outrageous send-up, the Hon. Galahad exclaims, "The only safe way to get through life is to pickle your system thoroughly in alcohol." The story to prove the aforementioned theory involved two brothers, Freddie and Eustace Potts. Their French chef once served them a hedgehog while pretending that it was a chicken just to save some money. Well, Eustace, who was a "teetotaler" nearly died, but Freddie, who "had lived mostly on whiskey since early boyhood" showed no ill effects at all after consuming the carcass.

A large part of Gally wishes he could go back to his days at the Pelican Club. There, he would fascinate the members with his inimitable wit, and tireless devotion to mopping the sauce up like a vacuum cleaner in London pubs. Galahad happily recalls his days of getting pinched by the gendarmerie for being drunken and disorderly, vaunting that it would always take three of them to drag him away to the jug.

I recommend this book, especially as a device for teaching English. As the plot thickens, and it does thicken, especially when the Empress gets pie-eyed, and Gally is stretched not quite to his limits, the reader becomes aware that the Hon. Galahad could have been the Prime Minister if he had wanted to. Threepwood is a leader of the first rank - truly a man that we can all look up to. What Ho, Gally?

Fruity Fun Frolics About British Upper Class Follies
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-04
P.G. Wodehouse once said that you could write about life as it is or as musical comedy. He chose to do the latter. As a result, I strongly prefer to listen to audio recordings of Mr. Wodehouse's novels. The dramatic portrayals add a great deal to the humor of the stories. This is the first one that I have heard by Jeremy Sinden. He is very talented and flexible in his characterizations, moving easily from men to women, from one English class to another, and even to including Americans.

If you are familiar with the stories about Jeeves and the gentleman he serves, Bertram (Bertie) Wooster, which Mr. Wodehouse also wrote, you will feel at home with this tale, as well. Galahad plays the Jeeves-like role, but with greater elan than Jeeves ever did. You'll like Galahad. He's never let a pal down, and he has lots of them from his days carousing at the old Pelican Club. He's the bright, ne'er-do-well younger brother of Clarence, Lord Emsworth (who is fond of pigs, especially his prize-winning, Empress of Blandings, and his peace and quiet).

The story begins with a misunderstanding (not unlike the ones that Shakespeare used in his comedies -- it must be something about the water in England). An American millionaire, Tipton Plimsoe (I apologize for the fact I may have the spellings wrong in this review, since I have only heard the audio cassettes), runs into his fiancee's cousin, and they imbibe a bit too much. In the middle of the night, he awakens to find himself in jail. Someone has taken the millionaire's wallet, so he has no money to post bail. The cousin remembers that Lord Emsworth is in New York, staying at the Plaza, so they call him. Lord Emsworth is a little simple and has a poor memory. Although he dispatches the $20 by messenger to release the two, he mistakenly interprets this as meaning that the millionnaire has lost all of his money in the stock market crash of 1929 (the backdrop of this story).

The consequences of this misunderstanding almost cause three sets of lovers to be kept apart and Lord Emsworth to become engaged to a most unsuitable person. Worse yet, the Empress of Blandings herself is put at risk!

You might think that such a story would have a very predictable plot. Nothing could be less true. Just when the plot seems to be comfortably taking you left, Wodehouse puts in a complication that suddenly causes a u-turn. Then, when you get settled into that direction, he sends you off suddenly at a 45 degree angle. And pretty soon, you are overwhelmed with complications to keep you amusingly occupied with how in the world this can ever be straightened out . . . even though you have a pretty good idea of how things must turn out eventually.

But the complications serve an important purpose beyond keeping up the suspense. They also provide wonderful chances to show the true nature of the characters, and to flesh them out. This I found to be particularly well done in this book. Basically, Wodehouse likes to contrast those who care about others in a sincere way with those who are only concerned with their self-interest. The self-obsessed people unwittingly do themselves in, while the caring people somehow muddle through. The caring people have to also clean up the messes the self-interested ones make.

This book includes two of P.G. Wodehouse's most intimidating and unstoppable older women, Clarence's and Galahad's sister, Lady Hermione, and her friend, Dame Daphne Winkworth, who has her eye on Clarence. The upper class men are, as usual, very unintelligent (except for Galahad), which makes for much of the humor.

I suggest that you use your experience with hearing the narration of this story to think of a story that you would like to read aloud to a child you know. Then do so. Be sure to pick one that you can make very entertaining and which teaches valuable lessons.

See the humor . . . even in the worst circumstances!

Pig
Groundhog Gets a Say
Published in Hardcover by Putnam Juvenile (2005-11-03)
Author: Pamela Curtis Swallow
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Stepping on Soapbox now
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-03-01
It's February 3rd, and Groundhog is feeling genuinely unappreciated. People pay attention to him for only one day a year, and he has so much more to offer! He tells his story to the readers and to an on-the-page audience of three: a crow, a squirrel, and a young groundhog who's a reporter and a fan. Groundhog covers the topics of alternate names (whistle pig, woodchuck), his rodent classification, digging prowess, eating habits, and hibernation. The young groundhog takes notes and photos as Groundhog pontificates. Initially skeptical, the crow and squirrel are gradually won over, convinced that Groundhog's not so bad after all. By the last page -- even the front and rear end papers are part of the story -- we see that the young groundhog has written this very book in our hands, as a way to promote his idol. "Groundhog Gets a Say" isn't quite about Groundhog Day, but it's still a great supplement to the holiday genre, with many asides and tidbits to point out on every page.

It's February 3rd and Groundhog is fed up
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-14

It's February 3rd and Groundhog is fed up: yesterday he was hot news; today he is nothing. He's tired of one-day fame, and he's determined to promote Groundhog Appreciation Month! Denise Brunkus provides the funny drawings as Groundhog displays his many talents other than weather prediction.

Groundhog speaks out!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-05
In Pam Swallow's delightful picture book, charmingly illustrated by the amazingly talented Denise Brunkus, the lowly groundhog hog finally gets his say. With wit and humor, author and artist present a tale of this much maligned creature. Who would have known that ground hogs whistle, can move about seven hundred pounds of dirt in a day and have their own indoor plumbing? It's fascinating. Kids, parents, and teachers will love this book. After reading it, I agree with the groundhog - he/she deserves not just a day of recognition, but a month. A year!

Great book; a little advanced for kindergarten
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-04
I am an elementary school librarian. I used this book in a lesson on Groundhog Day. The story does an excellent job of weaving lots of facts into a cute story. The kids (and I) learned many facts about groundhogs. However, I found this story to be a little too complicated for kindergarten and first grade. The book includes so much non-fiction alongside the 120-year-old folktale about a marmot predicting the weather that little kids have trouble sorting out what's real and what's not. I was afraid that they'd come to school in shorts when Phil didn't see his shadow.
This is a fantastic story to use with 2nd grade and beyond, but I recommend something less complex (like Pat Miller's Substitute Groundhog) for younger kids.

Funny and Fascinating!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-29
This is a real winner - and a nice change from the typical Groundhog stories you find this time of year. Groundhog is smart, funny and gives a lot of neat information about groundhogs to curious young readers. I will be adding this book to my first grade read-aloud list for early February from now on. And did I mention that the illustrations are terrific too!

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Guido's Gondola
Published in Hardcover by WaterBrook Press (2005-05-17)
Author: Renee Riva
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Great Book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-14
I saw this book while I was on a trip to Italy and wished that I had bought it. I was pleased to find it on Amazon, so I ordered it. The kids love it and so do I. It is a cute story with a good moral message. The illustrations are great as well!

First Grader
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-07-13
I love this book! It is easy for me to read and I like the story and it's rhyming. It's very kid friendly.

The Most Likeable Rat in Venice
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Review Date: 2005-07-12
The most likable rat in Venice has to be Guido. Guido is the owner of a little gondola which everyone loves to ride. With his huge heart and expressive eyes, Guido thrives on making others happy. Yet, little bit by little bit, he begins listening to a few people's advice as they insist bigger is always better. Children will be delighted as they follow Guido because as each page is turned, they know before Guido does the trouble he's heading into. But, it appears that Guido only listens to those that say bigger is better. The beautiful, water-color illustrations capture Guido's zest and aim to please. Guido's Gondola is a wonderful, morality tale of tranquility and peace versus greed. Though the message is obvious to adults, children will learn from the tale without even realizing a message is being taught. Children will be eager each time they listen to find out if 'bigger and better' really will make Guido happier.

C Haslam elementary librarian
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-07-06
How hard is it for us to learn to be happy with what we have and realize that peace and contentment come with that attitude? This delightful book written in rhyme teaches just that to younger children while they fall in love with Guido, the young rat who loves to guide his gondola for tourists. Students love books with rhyme and rhythm. I loved these books, bought them for my library and shared them with over 400 students! My primary students were thrilled with the books! Many of the children bought this book after hearing the charming story. The pictures are captivating. Kudos to Renee Riva and Steve Bjorkman. We also love her other book, Izzy the Lizzy!

A Lesson in Contentment
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-07-05
Does having more and bigger stuff really make a young rat happy? Follow Guido on his adventure and find out. It's a message parents will want to share, written in a way their children will want to hear.

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Guinea Pig Gang (Animal Ark Pets #8)
Published in Paperback by Little Apple (1999-12)
Author: Ben M. Baglio
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guinea pig gang
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-03-09
i love this book if your a guinea pig lover its a must. if your not familiar with the series its about this girl named mandy and her parents are vets. in this story there having a animal show and mandy and her friends want to enter there guinea pigs but 2 of the guinea pigs gets sick well they live to see the show?!?! find out in guinea pig gang

Animal ark pets books
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-12-07
Animal ark books are amazingly brilliant. Although I've only read one I'm eager to read more. When I bought this book my mum thought I was too old for it, she said it was for younger children but I think not matter how old or young you may be if you love animals you'll love animal ark books!

Absolutely Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-11-29
Guinea pig gang is absolutely amazing,at least that's what I think. I love animals and this book was just the thing for me to read at the poolside on holiday or in my bed in fact,anywhere. I totally loved that's why I deciced to review it for my school essay it was so brilliant! I just want to say the author did a wonderful job,well done! It definately deserved the 5 stars I gave it!

Sweet guinea pig story!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-01
I totally agree with that one review, it doesn't matter how old you are if you love guinea pigs, or just pets in general you must read this book! I wanted the book for Christmas, I love guinea pigs and I'm 26 years old. The cover is too precious! I just had to have it! This story introduces to people to what wonderful pets guinea pigs really are. This is a wonderful story about friends who have a passion for guinea pigs. I highly reccomend this story for any age. Kristy-guinea pig owner for almost 20 years!

Great Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-06
Mandy and James meet a girl in their class named Lisa, who says she has a guinea pig, but she won't join the guinea pig gang. Mandy and James find out that the guinea pig isn't Lisa's, it's her sister Jenny's, but Jenny doesn't take care of her guinea pig. Will Lisa be able to get Jenny to give her her guinea pig, and join the guinea pig gang?

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I Love You, Mouse (Voyager/Hbj Book)
Published in Paperback by Voyager Books (1990-08-24)
Author: John Graham
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I Love you Mouse
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-12-13
This was a wonderful book to read as a child. I am sad to see it is not printed more regularly, but am eager to share this book with my children one day.

Excelent
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Review Date: 2006-03-15
I grew up with this book. I'm so glad to see it still around.

Beautiful book for children
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Review Date: 2000-07-31
A tender story of a boy who contemplates his love: The book is a sequence of short vignettes, each with a different animal. In the first, he imagines being a mouse and making a furry nest with another friendly mouse, nibbling on cheese together. At the story's conclusion his father describes the love he has for his boy.

Graham's accomplishment is to show the full range of love, and emphasize the complex and wondrous relationship between parent and child.

A lovely daddy-child book
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-16
This is a sweet, heartfelt book about loving and taking care of whom you love. The black-and-white illustrations by Tommy DePaolo suit John Graham's gentle text just perfectly. We first read it to my son at about the age of 1 or 2, and it's still one of his favorite "comfort" reads now that he is 8.

A generation of love
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-22
Almost 22 years ago this book was given to me when I was a baby, and it soon became my favorite book. My mother and I would read it nighlty. The book is about a parents love, "I love you Kitten, and if I were a cat..." I also loved that hidden on each page is the animal that will be on the next page. For Christmas this year I took a chance and ordered this book for my sons, who are 4 1/2 and 3, and it instantly became a favorite. My 3 year old has a hard time sitting through stories, but he will sit through this one, he even has it memorised. We have read this book at least once a night since it was purchased, my boys sometimes fight over who gets to chose "I love you mouse" as their bedtime story. This is a must have for ANY story collection, and a great book to say "I love you".

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John Willy and Freddy McGee
Published in Turtleback by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media (2002-04)
Author: Holly Meade
List price: $14.70

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Great book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-09
I purchased this book as a birthday present for a little girl who's first pet was a guinea pig. What a cute adventure story about 2 guinea pig friends! She loved this book. Great for any age pre-reader and up. Because it's a board book it's very sturdy. Older kids can read it on their own and younger kids love having it read to them. Good purchase.

mom of three boys
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Review Date: 2007-12-30
We rented this book from the library then decided to purchase it. We actually happen to find a playmobil toy with guinea pigs that bear a striking resemblance to John Willy and Freddy McGee. This is a darling book, the boys love the 'escape' and racing aspect to the story. Great for families who root for the guinea pigs (or hamsters, rabbits, etc) who sit in cages. Fun!

Adorable story even if you don't have a guinea pig!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-03
I enjoy sharing this book with my preschool class. It never fails to invite speculation and the creation of our own stories on the adventures of our own pet guinea pigs.

A fun book to read over and over!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-30
Everyone in our family LOVED reading about the adventures of John Willie and Freddy McGee. From the start, these two curious guinea pigs with interesting names kept all of us laughing and looking forward to the next page. The colorful pictures along with lively descriptions kept us interested in their adventures from beginning to end. Although our Kindergartener brought this book home from the school library, our 2nd grader and our 6th grader read it often and loved it too. It has truly become one of my own personal favorites. This is a book any parent wouldn't mind reading over and over again.

Anyone who loves guinea pigs, not just for kids
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2002-07-22
Those of us who love guinea pigs can become addicted; we can become fanatics. And why not? They're cute, they're cuddly, they're charming. This book may be a story for children, but it emphasizes the playful nature of guinea pigs that outsiders are unaware of.

Many people think of small cage pets as boring - well, you'd be boring too, if you spent your whole life in a room only a little larger than you are! But give a guinea pig room to explore, and explore he will. Real guinea pigs explore rooms in trains (one piggle behind another); these two piggies illustrate this behavior excellently. Real piggies push balls around with their noses, run through PVC tubes or ferret tubes, and occasionally tease larger pets by running under their noses; John Willie and Freddy McGee again illustrate this real behavior, in an amusing way.

The pictures are great - they'll have you saying "I know a guinea pig that looks like that!" The text is minimal, as would be expected, but what there is, is amusing. Words are not confined to one-syllable words; the author is aware that young children may have a receptive vocabulary larger than their speaking vocabulary, and also is aware that a book should be amusing for the adult who may have to read it 80 times in a row for their child.

I own this book and I don't even have children; other adults who visit us and are amused by our pet guinea pigs wind up taking this book off our shelves and reading it all the way through. Sometimes, it never makes it back off the coffee table and onto the shelf, because friends keep reading it. Buy your own copy, people!

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Let's Put Some Lipstick On This Pig? Practical and Innovative Insights for the Selling Professional
Published in Paperback by Business Management Solutions (2003-01)
Author: Mark McGlinchey
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Highly recommended for all sales professionals
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-03
When I bought this book, I had just finished reading an installment Mr. McGlinchey's column Sound Sales (which a friend passed along to me) and thought he might have a pretty good idea of what it really takes to be successful in sales. I was pleasantly surprised (and very impressed) with the content of this book. This guy knows his stuff!! I have already started spreading the word to my company's sales force to buy this book. The most enjoyable and enlightening sections were Life Plan and Prospecting. This is worth investing of few hours to read.

A Clear Roadmap to Sales Success
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-26
Too many so-called sales instructional books are long on motivational material but short on strategies and tatics that are mandatory in a successful sales career. "Let's Put Some Lipstick on this Pig?" provides a clear road map to sales success that I haven't seen demonstrated in such an organized and succinct manner. The book includes sections on self focus and awareness, the stages of a buying cycle, effective sales tactics and real world examples of sales successes and failures. I would strongly recommend it to anyone that is determined to improve their sales profession.

Great ideas
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-19
As a sales manager I am always looking for sources of new ideas on how to improve my teams performance. Mark McGlinchey's "Let's Put Some Lipstick on This Pig" is just one of those sources. His chapters on Managing the Selling Cycle were excellent. His Five Zones of Selling have already proven to be extremely helpful to my reps in the field. In addition to the great ideas, Mr. McGlinchey's book also offers workbook type exercises with each chapter that allows the reader to personalize the information to their individual needs.

Fabulous Read
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-19
Mark McGlinchey has written an amazing book that is packed with tips for professionals, even those not in sales. As a recent college graduate, I appreciate that McGlinchey offers some important tips that aren't always taught in school. This book is an easy read, and I highly suggest that anyone and everyone pick up a copy.

Great advice for any professional
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-19
Mark McGlinchey has written a wonderful book full of common sense advice. Even those not in the world of sales will benefit from it. The section on developing a life plan was my favorite.
I actually sat down and began to map one out after reading his instructions. I hope a second book is on the way!

Pig
Little Library Mouse (Hollywood Book Festival Award)
Published in Library Binding by Brown Books (2006-04-11)
Author: Stephanie Lisa Tara
List price: $16.95
New price: $10.89
Used price: $3.96

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A new Stephanie Lisa Tara fan
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-29
A neighbor sent me the link to this author's website and I immediately became entranced with her style, it is unique, captivating and totally engaging - my kids (5, 6 and 8) LOVE it! I sent the web site link to all my friends - everyone adores her books, they are fun, inspirational and this mom wants to put the word out for others: With the oversaturated, overabundant children's picture book market, why not choose books with sweet, thoughtful and positive messages?! It helps us moms do our jobs better! From one mom to another - thanks Stephanie Lisa Tara!

A creative and encouraging tale
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-12
With illustrations from Alex Walton, Little Library Mouse by Stephanie Lisa Tara is a creative and encouraging tale of an illustrious mouse who lives in a library and when the library is closed and locked at the end of the day carries his little furry mouse friends through fun and imagination driven adventures to be found in the library's many books. Enrapturing the minds of its young readers, Little Library Mouse combines a poetic text with full page works of art in presenting his adventurous endeavors throughout the night of the darkened library through pages and pictures of some very interesting books. A perfect choice for all school and community library picturebook collections, Little Library Mouse is very highly recommended for young readers and their parents seeking to instill in their children a love of reading and an appreciation of libraries.

Imagination, a Wonderful Think
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-13
Even when you are little you can imagine big, so begins this adorable book. Written in rhyme, the story begins as the clock goes tick-tock, is that the key in the lock? It is the end of the day and the library is closed. A white mouse dressed in a purple suit begins to tell of his adventures, of all the things he can be.

With the help of books he can be a clown, a juggler, or a lady bug on a leaf. On the pages he flips, he finds good cheer in storybook trips. In winter he's snow spinning a silvery fable, frosted wilderness-white on the library table. He's a king, he's a queen, and upon all words he stands tall.

He's red, he's yellow, and he's iridescent blue. Short stories are rainbows of sharp color and hue. He is paper, he is ink. He becomes any book he reads. He can read, he can imagine so can you, take a look

If you want to stimulate your child's imagination this is the book for you. It is colorful and fun to read. Who doesn't love cute little mice, as long as they are illustrated in books? Each page is filled with fantasy and wonder.

A Special Ed English teacher's top choice!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-13
Finding innovative and evocative ways to stimulate, inspire children - is the key to effectively teaching special education -- a colleague handed me this big beautiful purple book last week, its joyful large-type rhymes had me giggling. Then I put it to the real test and read it to my students.

It is rare that I have such a huge response -- Little Library Mouse instantly became everyone's favorite. My students repeat the bouncing lines back to me, they speak openly about the book's concepts; of words, sentences, poems, stories... of books taking the imagination anywhere it wishes to go, regardless of physical handicaps.

Skillfully told, beautiful illustrated, this teacher gives it a large gold star! Brilliant work from Stephanie Lisa Tara.

Wonderful!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-20
What do a mouse, a trapeze and a library have in common? The answer lies within the pages of the Little Library Mouse, by Stephanie Lisa Tara.

A nameless mouse jumps into action, through rhyme, as the library is closed for the evening. We're invited on a journey as the mouse "sails on a sentence" and becomes library book characters, including a ship, a wild animal and a circus act.

Tara enchants us with her storytelling as she makes a library tour exciting, encouraging literacy and reading. Little Library Mouse is to be applauded for its light-as-a-feather rhymes, a style Tara undoubtedly perfected while earning a B.A. in English.

The illustrations, by Alex Walton, are bold, confident, full-page drawings of a mouse as he takes on the identity of the story he becomes.

This exciting adventure is sure to please the preschooler set and would also make a great baby shower gift. It would also be an excellent jumping-off point for parent/teacher and child to create new rhymes, based upon Tara's format.

Armchair Interviews says: This story, as with the Man on the Flying Trapeze, "floats through air with the greatest of ease." Bravo, Little Library Mouse...bravo!





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