The Story of the Little Piggy Who Couldn't Say No - Hardcover

Ludwig, Sabine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620876841 ISBN 13: 9781620876848

Publisher: Sky Pony Press, 2013

Synopsis

A little pig is ready for a big day of swimming—she's packed a huge bag stuffed with toys, books, towels, hats, food, and more. But friends keep stopping the little pig on the way to the water. A dog borrows her flotation ring, a cat needs her sunhat, and a crocodile demands the little pig's sunglasses. A badger even gobbles up all the cookies—and the little pig just can't say no! But when she falls into mud and all the animals laugh at her, the little pig is fed up. She loses her temper and finally shouts NO. Will the friends she helped now help the little pig? And will she ever get to go swimming?

The Story of the Little Pig Who Couldn't Say No is perfect for children who find it difficult to stand up to their own friends. Young readers and their parents will giggle at Sabine Wilharm's bright, energetic illustrations and will love Sabine Ludwig's sweet writing, translated by Connie Stradling Morby. This is the perfect book to share with children during lazy summer days or right before bed.

About this title

About the Author:

Sabine Ludwig, born in Berlin in 1954, is one of Germany's most beloved children's book writers.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-An odd story about friends who disappoint, told in rhyme. When Pig sets out to go swimming, she encounters a dog who pops her inner tube and a cat who tears apart her straw hat. When the badger eats all of the piggy's cookies, "he smacks his lips..../No more left? So what? Too bad." And when she tries to free a bear from a muddy bog, she falls in herself. "I helped you all, now don't you see?/Please grab hold and pull on me!" she says, and soon everyone is having a mud bath. The illustrations depict this pulling and falling as joyful, but there is a dark undertone. On their way home, the others suggest that they all meet the next day, but whether they will is ambiguous. "Piggy is tired. She just wants to rest." The illustrations of the animals are not endearing-especially as the text portrays them unsympathetically. The book is described as a story about standing up to friends, but Pig doesn't stand up to anyone. Perhaps this title would be a conversation-starter about what makes a good friend, but Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Are Friends (HarperCollins, 1970) is more fun.-Jess deCourcy Hinds, Bard High School Early College, Queens, NYα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sky Pony Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1620876841
• ISBN 13: 9781620876848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wilharm Sabine