Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas - Softcover

Waldron, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939739535 ISBN 13: 9781939739537

Publisher: Riverrun Select, 2014

Synopsis

The pig family is distraught!! Christmas is coming, and they have no money to buy gifts!! Whatever shall they do? Luckily for them, Angel Pig pays them a visit, and shows them the true meaning of Christmas. The pigs set about making gifts, baking food, and embracing the holiday spirit.

Jan Waldron is also the author of John Pig's Halloween and two books for adults. She says she was inspired by a drawing on a Christmas card of David McPhail's and by fond memories of "holidays my mother gave us. Our kitchen turned into a vivid explosion of colors, smells, and tastes - a tradition I hope I have passed to my children."

David McPhail is an author-illustrator beloved for his many books about wonderful characters, some of whom have been pigs. He says that for a Christmas card one year he drew "a little pig with wings and and oversize gown. Someone told me to write about her. I tried but I couldn't. I lamented that fact to Jan. A few days later she said, 'How's this sound?' And that was the beginning of Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas. In my pictures for this book, I've worked very hard to give Angel Pig the life she deserves."

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Review:

Sulking at the realization that they have no money to buy "jeans and sneakers with fancy brand names, / And TVs and CDs and video games," a family of pigs thinks Christmas is doomed. But when an angel pig appears, hovering above the blue chair, shoelace untied, she has some wisdom to offer that may just turn the holiday around for the materialistic swine.

"Angel Pig's message was simple and clear: The magic of Christmas was merrily near."

Soon the piggies are acting on the angelic oinker's words, making paper chains and pencil holders, shiny stars and butterscotch reindeer, and discovering that "the best giving is done with your heart."

The message may not be new, but Jan L. Waldron's refreshing rhyming story with beloved illustrator David McPhail's (Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!, etc.) expressive pigs and chaotic decorating scenes, brings a whole new buoyancy to the sentiment. Next Christmas forget about gifts of gewgaws and morphing mega-superheroes; how about a good old-fashioned picture book and a butterscotch reindeer instead! (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

This is Jan Waldron's first picture book.
David McPhail is the author/illustrator of many well-loved pig books, including Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! and Pigs Ahoy!

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverrun Select
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1939739535
• ISBN 13: 9781939739537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 26
• Illustrator: McPhail David