Author: Kelly Bennett
Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones
Published: 2008 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763627631
Sunny stylized digital images and giggle-inducing grins, grimaces and gestures make a disgruntled pet-owner’s gradual shift in perspective an entertaining example of rejection, reflection and imagination.
Author: Colin McNaughton
Illustrator: Colin McNaughton
Published: 1997 Harcourt Brace (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0152015884
Dialogue bubbles, repetition, huge text and page after page of visual slapstick make this twist on Little Red Riding Hood a satisfying read-along for even the youngest of readers.
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We can’t help directing you to some of our other pig-centric favourites:
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Author: Elizabeth Ficocelli
Illustrator: Glin Dibley
Published: 2007 Marshall Cavendish (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0761453334
Rhythmic strings of percussive rhyme and a reliably repetitive refrain give this colourful celebration of the simple joys of summer the begging-to-be-memorized-and-shouted-out feel of a classic skipping song.
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Author: Mo Willems (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Published: 2007 Hyperion
ISBN: 1423102959
Four friends, forty-four easy-to-read words and forty-seven phenomenally funny interactions empower even the earliest reader to provide satisfying read-aloud entertainment for the whole family.
We can’t help directing you to some of our other favourite books on the themes of pigs and flying:
Illustrator: Stephen Pileggi
Published: 1977 Value Communications
ISBN: 0916392066
With cartoony illustrations and stripped down stories the ValueTales Series of books use imaginitive devices to introduce young readers to historical figures and the personal attributes that helped them make a difference in their worlds.
If you are curious about the fate of the ValueTales, you can listen to an interesting interview about an attempt to revive these books on�Mark’s ElectricSky podcast.
Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Michele Nidenoff
Published: 1992 Doubleday Canada
ISBN: 0385253982
This fabulously fun nighttime expedition is essential bedtime reading for the toddler and preschool crowd. Full of crackerjack words, plenty of variety and a deceptively simple plot, our copy is worn ragged.
