Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple
Illustrated by Sam Williams
Little Simon
May 2011 / ISBN 9781442408333
Children fiction (Ages 2-5)
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Reviewed
by Bob Walch
Young children will love following the party preparations of this
cute little pig. Today is her big tea party and Princess Pig has
a lot to do. There are dust bunnies to be swept away, rooms to paint
and plaster, a table to set, and cookies to bake.
Princess Pig, not the neatest of individuals, willingly tackles
each chore, but in doing so she seems to leave behind a bigger mess
than she found in each room of her house. No matter, though. Her
friends are too polite to say anything because she is a well-meaning
hostess.
The rhyming narrative and funny illustrations that show Princess
Pig getting ready for the big event will have youngsters smiling
and giggling as they read this book. Certainly, many children will
be able to relate to the main character’s well-meaning efforts
to clean up her house even though she isn’t terribly successful.
It’s the thought that matters - right?
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