Book Description
for Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wild and Stephen Michael King
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
While Piglet and Papa are playing she chews his tail too hard. “ 'Ouch!’ said Papa. 'You little rascal!’ ” Uncertain if Papa is really mad, Piglet seeks reassurance but Papa doesn’t hear her. So Piglet asks the other animals in the barnyard if they love her. Each one singles out something about Piglet that is endearing, from her cute little ears to her snub little nose to her little pink trotters and curly-whirly tail. “I do love you—but someone else loves you ten times more,” Horse tells her. It turns out that Sheep knows someone who loves Piglet a hundred times more, Donkey a thousand, Duck a million, Dog a billion. Piglet wonders, Who could it be? The answer will be clear to many young listeners even before the satisfying conclusion of Margaret Wild’s wholly charming, gently reassuring picture book featuring winning illustrations by Stephen Michael King. (Ages 2–4)
CCBC Choices 2008. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008. Used with permission.