Peddles - Hardcover

Stanton, Elizabeth Rose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 148141691X ISBN 13: 9781481416917

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2016

Synopsis

In a quirky, clever, and heartwarming picture book from the beloved author of Henny, Peddles the pig is on a mission to make his dreams come true with the help of his porcine pals.

Peddles is tired of being the same old pig—he wants to be different.

He wants to stop doing the usual pig things like oinking and sleeping. He’d much rather stand, climb, and dance! And Peddles finally gets his chance when he bumps into a pile of shoes and finds a pair of red boots that fits just right! But as soon as Peddles tries them on, he falls on his back and can’t get up! Until his special friends come along and show him how to make his dreams come true!

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Rose Stanton studied art history in college and went on to earn a graduate degree in architecture at Columbia University. After working as an architect and designer, she stepped away from a professional career to raise her family. Since then, she has worked as a portrait and fine artist, designer, and scientific illustrator. She now devotes herself full time to writing and illustrating picture books for children. She lives in Seattle with her husband and three Scottish Fold cats.

Review:

Stantonfollows Henny with another gently funny tale of a barnyard outsider. Peddles, apale pink pig, dreams of bringing civilization to his brethren. Stanton drawsvignettes of the other pigs “grunting and rooting and wallowing and...” (youguessed it—pooping, graphically). Peddles “thought about the usual pig thingsdifferently,” writes Stanton as she shows him fantasizing about speaking actualwords (“Howdy!”), bathing in a tub, and sitting on a toilet with a newspaper.The sight of a hoedown gives Peddles a new idea—he wants to dance! His attemptsto walk in a pair of discarded cowboy boots might have led his fellow pigs tomake fun of him. Instead, they help him stand, then try on some footwear oftheir own. Peddles is an eccentric, but he can also be understood as a stand-infor a child starting down the road toward adulthood, trying on big shoes anddreaming about doing grown-up things. He’s easy to love, and his porcinecompanions seem like the nicest of friends—even if they aren’t toilet-trained. Author: Publisher's Weekly Source: October 5, 2015

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 148141691X
• ISBN 13: 9781481416917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Stanton Elizabeth Rose