Iggy Pig 1 - Iggy Pigs Party - Softcover

French, Vivian; Melling, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340713593 ISBN 13: 9780340713594

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999

Synopsis

Iggy Pig is having a party for his birthday. He invites Tabby Cat and Dusty Dog. But his big mistake is in inviting the big grey wolf, who plans to eat more than just cabbage leaves and potato peelings. This is an easy-to-read first reader.

About this title

About the Author

Vivian is a writer of both books and plays; she has written more than 250 children's books, including the very successful Tiara Club series, and is consistently one of the top 30 most borrowed authors from UK libraries. She has had plays performed both in London and throughout Scotland; her audiences include young adults as well as children. She has won many awards for her books, and is regularly invited to festivals including Cheltenham and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. (2012 Guest selector for the children's programme.) Vivian teaches part time at Edinburgh College of Art, and is one of the two founding members of the PictureHooks programme supporting Scottish illustrators. She is married with four grown up daughters and three grandchildren, and lives in Edinburgh. She'd like a cat, but lives up 66 steps and has no garden ... maybe one day. Her favourite book is an empty notebook.

Review

Fun, easy-to-read stories, ideal for building reading confidence * Shelf Life Summer 2002 * 'These delightful tales about a young pig and his farmyard friends contain ample repetition within robustly patterned texts which, along with matching illustrations, prove very accessible to novice readers. Additionally, the allusion to what big grey animals tend to do to little pigs makes for compulsive stories which, in Margaret Meek's words, 'mean more than they say'. This is the way to learn to read - more please. * The School Librarian, July 1999 * An excellent example of a simple tale, told in simple language which never loses sight of the fact that a good strong, rhythmic narrative is the best way of gaining the attention of young listeners and readers * Carousel * This is the way to learn to read -- more please * School Librarian *

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340713593
• ISBN 13: 9780340713594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 42