Pigs Books

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is a favorite in our house, from our youngest to the adults. As any parent with young childrent, you can excpet to read a favorite book over and over, almost to the point of going crazy, but this book is a rare treasure because you never giet tried of reading it. The illustrations are sweet and full of humor and emotion. The words flow easily off the tongue, and the moral is something any child or adult can relate to.

The Lilly Doll is adorable and very child friendly. And what's truly great is that er clothes come off and withstand regular use. A great find.

I love Lilly. She lets her emotions get the best of her, just like we all do. Then she has regrets for her actions. What's very nice is that Lilly turns to her parents for help. They understand and help her take steps to rectify the situation. This is a funny book for kids, but it also gives parents and kids a chance to talk about what Lilly did well and what she should have done differently.

As a second grade teacher, I find that every year Lilly is one of my class's favorite characters. She is bold, funny, and irresistably lovable. I especially love the part where she simply must show off her sparkly purple movie star sunglasses despite the warning from her teacher. Children can really relate to her. Kevin Henkes has truly created a character that will stand the test of time with children.

We intoduced this book at 10 months. A month later our son was shouting "BOO" each time he turned the page. This is an excellent tool to promote early independence and confidence with reading skill. Well Done!

A real page-turned for the under-2 set! My 16-month-old son has liked this book for several months --- he even giggles at the pictures. I've also seen kids at the library interact well with this book.

We bought this book for my then ten-month-old daughter when she all she wanted to do was play "peek-a-boo." She absolutely loved it! She laughed every time Preston or Mr. Wolf said "Boo." We still read this book every day and it still makes her laugh. It's an absolutely fantastic read with wonderful illustrations.

This is a great book. It rhymes, so it makes it very easy to read and on each page you can "click" the crickets. It also has bright, colorful illustrations. This is one of our favorites.

What an enchanting book! The text weaves a great story with charming graphics and fun, somewhat tongue-twisting, rhymes. Who knew that cricket clicks could have so many nuances? :-)

My young daughter loves sticking her hand through the "holes" in the pages where the crickets go, and getting me to "click" the crickets. Always a fun time...

I'm sure she will continue to love it as she engages with the story. The narrative talks about a young cricket learning to sing, with both mommy's help and the encouragement of other animals (who sing along). Too cute!

my 13 month old loves this book...The colors and rhyming story are wonderful...My son likes the crickets, which you press and they make a "click" sound...This entertains him while we are reading the story...you won't regret this purchase!

I came across this book after telling our local librarian that my son was interested in things that are broken, injured, and subtly dangerous. Weird? Who cares! She pointed us toward "Little Pig," and we wore out its pages. It's so kooky and funny with a meaningful message for today's helicopter parents. Thank you, Denis Roach.

This story was about a little pig that doesn't like how his parents are always worrying about him. He wishes that they will stop worrying so much about him. Little Pig wants to prove that he is capable. So one day Little Pig goes on a hiking trip with his fellow Snout Scouts. It is there that he proves that he is responsible, reliable, and capable of taking care of himself. This story teaches children to be responsible. It also lets them know that one day their parents will stop being as protective over them. The story also teaches children to listen to what their parents have to say because one day it will pay off. This book will catch the interest of many children. I would recommend it to any school teacher or parent that read to their children.

Written and illustrated by Denis Roche, Little Pig Is Capable is a completely charming color picturebook for young readers and is about a Little Pig who feels overprotected by his parents. When Little Pig's Snout Scout troop embarks on a hiking trip with a questionable guide named Ravenous, it is the Little Pig's best opportunity to show just how intelligent, self-reliant, sensible, and capable he really is! A most enjoyable storytime book, Little Pig Is Capable will prove a welcome addition to any school or community library picturebook collection for children.

We loved this story about a little guinea pig so much that we later adopted several guinea pigs of our own. It is a wonderful little story. Cynthia Rylant is one of our favorite authors.

An adorable wonderful book that I love to read again & again to my daughter! A true delight!

What child has not wondered what their pets or toys do at night once he or she has gone to sleep. In Cynthia Rylant's newest book she imagines just this. Little Whistle, a brown guinea pig lives in a toy store. During the day, he sleeps. At night, he awakens to play with the toys who come to life. On his first night in the store, he becomes cold, not having enough bedding to keep him warm. A sailor toy gives him his blue pea coat to wear. Little Whistle is appreciative and promises to return it one day. Children are often saddened at the thought of a toy being sold and leaving the store. Rylant alleviates those fears by saying that Little Whistle did not mind when someone was sold. "Toys love being sold to children who care for them. Little Whistle knew this and understood." I have owned guinea pigs all my life and their cute faces make me smile. I purchased this book saying it was for my class and our classroom pet but honestly it was purely for me!

Thia book is the perfect tool for helping children to become comfortable in a museum of art. It is also excellent for teaching lessons on noticing shapes and patterns in the world around us.

This book is an amazing way to teach children of quite an age range the many different ways to look at art work. Three mice take a visual journey through a painting, looking at the painting's lines, colors, and shapes. It's a great visual story so young kids love the book and older children (even some adults!) can learn of the many ways to appreciate a work of art. A must at home, in the library, and in an art class!

Written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace with the assistance of Linda K. Friedlaender, Look! Look! Look!, is the creative and original tale of three mice (Kiki, Alexander and Kat), and their fun exploration into the world of fine art. Following the three mice as they create their own version of a postcard featuring the elegant and detailed portrait painting of Lady Clopton, Look! Look! Look! captivates its young readers with a fun and inventive collection of art appreciation ideas and concepts throughout. Indeed, children are encouraged at one point to make their own work of art using the principles the mice have been discovering and conveying in their own efforts to observe all the details a work of art. An unusual and strongly commended addition to family, school, and community picturebook collections for children ages 5 to 8, Look! Look! Look! is enthusiastically recommended for artistic young readers as a picturebook tale of interest, information, and ideas.

Another 5 star review for Miss Maisy! Such a cute little read and great at educating children about libraries.

In "Maisy Goes to the Library," Maisy just wants to sit in a favorite place and quietly read a favorite book. It seems like a great plan, but Maisy is about to get a crash-course in all the fun stuff that goes on at a library.

Maisy soon starts seeing all of her friends coming in. Charley, Eddy, Tallulah and Cyril --- they're all there! Maisy discovers that there are computers at the library, music and even exciting storytimes. But will Maisy eventually get to read that book?

This book is illustrated in the traditional Maisy style that is a bit simplistic but still fun to look at. This story stands up with "D.W.'s Library Card" (from the "Arthur" series) as an excellent introduction to the library.

My daughter loves this book. Especially since we go to the library at least once a week. Maisy is her favorite character.
She reads this book over and over again and is never tired of it.

This book is very excellent. With the cheerful maisy and her friends, my son enjoys learning alphabet,

My two-year-old son reads this book bevery night before goes to bed. He enjoys to pull the tabs and tell what maisy and her friemds are doing. The pictures in each page are related. My son not only learns the ABC and can also makes stories with those pictures in each page. This book stimulates small child's imagination. It is a book worth to buy.

This book was the first to catch my baby's attention. At as early as 9 months, he was selecting this book every night. He loves to pull the various flaps and moving parts himself. I've purchased other Maisy books since then, and while my son enjoys them very much, the ABC book is still his favorite. I'm buying a second copy now to replace the first one he loved to pieces.

I can't recommend Lucy Cousins enough. Maisy is wonderful. I have a 4 year old and 2 year old who were both introduced to Maisy around 1. They both to this day love Maisy and her friends. Maisy's Rainbow Dream is great. I also highly recommend Maisy Big, Maisy Small.

Peace and Enjoy

My son loves this book!!! He is 16 months old and lights up everytime I mention Maisy. What a wonderful, simple story. The illustrations are bright & fun.

The illustrations are so cute painted by pastels and surrounded with think black lines. The book uses all the colors of the rainbow throughout the different paintings, but introduces one color of the rainbow at a time. The book teaches a wonderful concept about colors of the rainbow, yet it also introduces names of objects and things like "clock", "fish", and "bee" while exploring the dream of cute little Maisy.
The plot is "simple, clearly developed, and brief" which makes it easy to read and fun at the same time.

My one year old daughter LOVES this book. She reaches for it as soon as she wakes up from her naps. She loves pulling on all the flaps and pointing to all the colorful pictures. She seriously will play with this book for 20 minutes or more at a time!

My two boys love this book. Lots of interaction and ties in well with the show.

This book is great because it is both interactive and informtive for kids. The book is full of little flaps to open and has a wheel to turn inside with different objects for kids to learn. This book is a little bit longer than the smaller Maisy books so it makes a good storytime read, it come in the oversized board book format (around 8x10 size). I highly recommend it! It is a nightly request.