A Dark And Noisy Night: A Silly Thriller With Peggy the Pig (Dutton Easy Reader) - Hardcover

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9780525473886: A Dark And Noisy Night: A Silly Thriller With Peggy the Pig (Dutton Easy Reader)

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ISBN 10: 0525473882 ISBN 13: 9780525473886

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, 2005

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Seeing things at the window and hearing creaks on the staircase, Peggy the pig is quite frightened when she hears a knock at the door--only to discover that it's her trick-or-treating friends playing a practical joke!

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PreS-Gr. 1. From the Dutton Easy Reader series comes this "silly thriller with Peggy the Pig." Peggy is trying to take a nap, but strange noises awaken her. Are they from bony fingers making tapping noises on the window? She goes downstairs to read, but she thinks she hears a ghost. And what about the "Rumble! Rumble" when she hides out in the kitchen? Children who are paying close attention to the artwork will see that the eerie noises inside have a logical explanation: tree limbs, the radiator, the refrigerator. Then come worrisome noises from outdoors. To Peggy's relief, the werewolf and companions that she heard--and saw--outside are only trick-or-treaters. In some ways, this seems to be riding the coattails of the popular Amanda Pig books, but it still has its own appeal. New readers will enjoy having the opportunity to make lots of funny noises instead of just sounding out words. Ilene Cooper
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From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2–Peggy the Pig tries not to get scared, but spooky noises get the better of her. First there is a tapping on her window, followed by a creaking on the stairs. And just as she calms down and is about to fall asleep, a white object in the window yowls. Poor Peggy is afraid, but she's brave enough to open the door when the bell rings, and lo and behold, she realizes that it is Halloween. Emerging readers will love reading sounds like clunkity-clunk and creak with expression and will enjoy the joke at the end. Amusing illustrations showing the fearful piglet with dark shadows looming add to the humor.–Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX
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