The pig in a wig - Softcover

Alan MacDonald

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ISBN 10: 0439418887 ISBN 13: 9780439418881

Publisher: Scholastic Inc, 2002

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About the Author:

ALAN MACDONALD worked with a theater company as an actor and a writer/director before becoming a full-time writer in 1990. He has since published a number of fiction and nonfiction books for children. THE PIG IN A WIG is his second picture book following BEWARE OF THE BEARS. He also writes stories and drama for children's programs on BBC television and radio. He lives in Nottingham, England with his wife and three children.

PAUL HESS has illustrated two other children's books, FARMYARD ANIMALS and JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, and has worked as a graphics designer and an art director. Born and educated in Sydney, Australia, he now lives in the countryside in Somerset, England.

From Publishers Weekly:

Peggoty, a pig who spends hours admiring herself in the duck pond, is devastated when she is teased by a quartet of lambs. "You're pink and fat, and you're baaaald, too," they scoff. Peggoty takes their insults to heart and seeks beauty tips from her animal friends, all of whom recommend fur or feathers. That night, "strange rustling and scuffling sounds came from Peggoty's corner," and the pig emerges wearing a cap of curly locks (although neither text nor illustrations explain how she constructs her hairpiece). Predictably, the plan backfires and Peggoty becomes the farm's laughingstockAthat is, until she sees the farmer's wife cooing over a babyA"a pink, plump, and perfectly hairless human!" Hess (Farmyard Animals) creates a folktale ambiance with harmonious paintings of a yellow stone barn, steep grassy hills and blooming spring trees, all rendered with playful perspectives and a canny blend of realism and wit. But MacDonald's (Beware of the Bears) barnyard be-yourself plot, as long in the tooth as the old gray horse who brags about his "glossy and galloping mane," is ready for retirement. Ages 4-8. (Aug.)
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