A hair-raising, thrilling sled ride down a snowy hill tests Piggy's mettle in this amusing picture book. His parents don't want him to slide by himself, but he can't resist. Soon he whizzes past alligators in fetching Nordic sweaters and dodges a legion of penguins in silly hats toting a long pair of skis, narrowly avoiding one mishap after another. Over, under, around, or through, Piggy must make split-second decisions to safely reach Mom and Dad at the bottom of the hill.
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Leo Timmers is the author and illustrator of Brum!, Crow, Deep Sea Doctor Dan, I Am the King, Look What I Can Do!, Look What I Can Move!, Toot!, and Vroom!
PreS-This Dutch import attempts to introduce children to the concept of prepositions with a story about a pig on a sled. The unnamed narrator sneaks off with his sled when his parents aren't looking to take a forbidden joyride down a snowy hill. Along the way, he almost crashes into an assortment of animals but avoids them by going around, over, under, or between them. Before each near-disaster, he cries for his mommy and daddy; he exclaims "Phew!" each time he manages to get past. He finally crashes into his parents at the bottom of the hill when they refuse to yield. The pictures follow the pattern of the story and also continue the downward motion of the sled. The slight plot is accompanied by illustrations of odd-looking animals in stilted positions, and the pig and his parents appear somewhat evil with their protruding snouts and bulging eyeballs. Readers looking for books about prepositions would be better off revisiting Stan and Jan Berenstain's classic Inside Outside Upside Down (Random, 1968).-Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CTα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Timmers, Leo (illustrator). Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.65. Seller Inventory # G160537105XI3N10
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Timmers, Leo (illustrator). Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.65. Seller Inventory # G160537105XI3N10
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Condition: Like New. Timmers, Leo (illustrator). Never used! Light wear to corners/edges from shelving. Seller Inventory # J-6-0018542
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Condition: Good. Timmers, Leo (illustrator). Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.75. Seller Inventory # 353-160537105X-gdd
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Timmers, Leo (illustrator). 32 pages. 10.50x8.75x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 160537105X
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