Piggies in the pumpkin patch

Mary Peterson

Book - 2010

Pigs have a wonderful time playing in the pumpkin patch and other spots on the farm, encountering other animals along the way.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge 2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Mary Peterson (-)
Other Authors
Jennifer Rofé (-)
Physical Description
unpaged : col. ill. ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781570914607
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Review by Booklist Review

Two black-and-white piglets have a quick barnyard romp starting in the pumpkin patch but covering all sorts of terrain and narrowly escape an angry bull before returning safely to the pumpkins for a snooze. Simple, childlike cartoon illustrations awash in soft yellows, oranges, browns, and greens clearly depict the two as they make their way around the periphery of the farm, interacting with an assortment of animals. The minimal text (about eight words per double-page spread), highlighting the prepositions (under, over, behind, into, etc.), is often playfully placed in the illustration, especially when the excitement picks up. With the crisp, action-filled text, this would be just right for sharing with the youngest of audiences. (The loud Squeal!! of the pigs after encountering the bull will certainly grab listeners' attention.) Pair with other stories set in a barnyard, such as What the Ladybug Heard, by Julia Donaldson (2010), or one of the many tales about pigs out of place, such as No Place for a Pig, by Suzanne Bloom (2003).--Enos, Randall Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Two adventurous little pigs sneak away from their sleeping mother and go exploring before falling asleep themselves. They cover a lot of territory, going under, over, behind, into, etc. Unfortunately, the text does little except highlight the various prepositions and action words. The narrative is awkward, sometimes rhyming and sometimes not; it does not flow easily or follow a predictable pattern. The illustrations, rendered in pencil and painted in Photoshop and Illustrator, lack dimensionality. Elements appear to float across the pages, untethered by the lack of a consistent physical plane. The perspective distorts the shape of the barn and house, which may be confusing for young children. Well-designed endpapers provide a map of the pigs' route, which would be fun for children to trace. However, it is disappointing for the endpapers to be the best part of a book.-Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Two little piggies make mischief on the farm, "under crinkly, clean sheets, / over growing, green beans, / behind snoring, sleepy sheep, / into the clover field." Their entertaining adventures are shown in digitally colored pencil illustrations with round-faced, smiling farm animals. The alliterative, rhythmic text makes for an ear-pleasing read-aloud. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

"Piggies in the pumpkin patch / peek / and sneak, / under crinkly, / clean sheets, / over growing, / green beans, / behind snoring, sleepy sheep, / into the clover field." Two curious piglets romp through the clover fields and across the barnyard. They play with cats and chase squirrels until they execute an accidental muddy slide into the bull's pen: "Squeal!!" They take off, avoiding shrieking geese and spooky trees. They make it past stinging bees and back to the pumpkin patch where snoozing Mama pig awaits...after all that, it's definitely naptime for all! Rof's first and Peterson's first to co-write as well as illustrate will be a staple for piggie-themed storytimes. The pencil-and-paint illustrations are pudgy, whimsical, frenetic fun, rendered in a muted yellow, brown and green palette. The rhythmic text flows and twists following the oinking hijinks, each preposition nicely bolded. The fun continues on the endpapers, which map the porcine expedition from start to finish. (Picture book. 2-4)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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