The Swine Snafu - Softcover

Bianchi, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0921285124 ISBN 13: 9780921285120

Publisher: Bungalo Books, 1988

Synopsis

Bianchi's story is an uproarious version of the classic tale of babies who happen to be switched at birth. This accident brings together two families of hogs with very different lifestyles--"Wild Bill" Boar and his wife Flora, a pair of tusked yahoos, come face to face with the refined manners of the upwardly mobile Pigs.

John Bianchi's fourth solo book for children is filled with this wonderful sense of humor and fabulous cartoon-like illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

John Bianchi is a cartoonist, illustrator and author who divides his time between his studio in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, where he lives with his family, and Bungalo World Headquarters in eastern Ontario. A well-known magazine illustrator, he co-founded Bungalo Books in 1986 and has created 30 children's books to date.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-- The Pigs and the Boars are neighbors, but because of their very different personalities, they are not friends. Each couple has piglets at the same place and time. The young Pigs are characteristically more like the Boars and vice versa. Hospital tests verify that no accidental switch was made at birth. Finally the families discover that "Just because we're different doesn't mean we can't be friends." The subtle humor in this picture book may be over the heads of a young audience. For example, when Mrs. Pig declares her pigs are boars, Wild Bill Boar says that his are kind of boring, too. The title will also need to be explained to children. The cartoon illustrations, watercolor washes outlined in black, show contemporary pig families and their surroundings and are humorously drawn. The facial expressions are particularly funny. The moralizing is given enough levity so as not to be too preachy, but adults don't need it and children won't get it. --Kathleen Klenda Kaiser, El Cajon Public Library, Calif.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bungalo Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0921285124
• ISBN 13: 9780921285120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24