Pig Pig Meets the Lion
By David McPhail

Charlesbridge
Feb 2012 / ISBN 9781580893589
Fiction / Pigs and lions / Humor / Picture book, (ages 4 and up)
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Reviewed by Bob Walch

When a lion escapes from the local zoo, Pig Pig is in for a big surprise. The shaggy beast climbs in Pig Pig's bedroom window and plops down on the bed.

Fortunately this is a very friendly lion and he only wants a buddy to play with. When Pig Pig informs his mother they have a visitor, she doesn't take him seriously. But the two romp around the house upsetting furniture and having some topsy-turvy fun.

Eventually it appears that the marauding lion will have to return to the zoo, but perhaps not. Pay close attention to the end cover of this cute picture book because there's an illustration there that suggests Pig Pig and his new friend may have further adventures.

This would be an ideal book to start a beginning reader on since the text is manageable and not too lengthy. You'll also find that the author sprinkles in quite a few prepositions that work nicely with the action on each page.