Farmer Mack Measures His Pig

Johnston, Tony

ISBN 10: 0060230177 / ISBN 13: 9780060230173

Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1986

About this Item

32 pp. children's picture book. Dust jacket has a small stain on bottom edge and light soiling. Previous owner has written her name in ink on front endsheet. Otherwise this copy is in excellent condition. Stated first edition. This is not an ex-library copy. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition. Seller Inventory # 000883

Bibliographic Details

Title: Farmer Mack Measures His Pig

Publisher: Harper & Row, New York

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Lloyd, Megan

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Farmer Mack's attempts to measure his wonderfully fat pig create chaos on his farm

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3 While Farmer Mack Measures His Pig is meant to be a "madcap" romp of a story about two braggart farmers trying to establish whose pig is porkier, the loosely connected series of events keeps it from being any fun. Johnston begins well enough, but her story loses momentum about halfway through. It becomes forced and disjointed from this point on, and the pig measuring idea loses focus; there are moments in which it is difficult to remember what the current action has to do with the original point of the story. Lloyd's pigs are expressively and humorously drawn, but her illustrations of the farmers are stiff, clumsy, and somewhat grotesque. Farmer Mack lacks sparkle and cohesion and fails to generate much interest or enthusiasm. Laura Bacher, St. Catherine's School, Richmond, Va.
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