Hogwash! (Wilson, Karma) [Hardcover]

Karma Wilson (Author), Jim McMullan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2011 | Age Range: 1 - 6 years | Series: Wilson, Karma

He washed the horses, ducks and cows
The goats, the cats and dogs.
Everything went dandy...
Until the farmer reached his hogs.

"No hogwash for us today. Pigs love dirt - so go away!"

Farmer's stubborn pigs refuse to be hogwashed, and no matter what he tries, poor Farmer cannot trick them into getting clean! But when several failed attempts leave him stuck in the mud, our determined farmer realizes his hogs may have been on to something all along... sometimes a mud bath is even better!

New York Times best-selling author Karma Wilson's clever rhyming verse will engage parents and kids alike as Jim McMullan's illustrations bring to life these delightfully mischievous pigs with a penchant for all things muddy!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Karma Wilson is the author of the New York Times best-sellers Bear Snores On and Bear Wants More, both illustrated by Jane Chapman. She lives just outside of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Jim McMullan is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in a variety of books for adults and young readers. He has been internationally recognized for his seventy posters for Lincoln Center Theater. McMullan received the New York Times Best Illustrated Book award in 2002 for the picture book I Stink!, and he has also won the Society of Illustrator's prestigious Hamilton King Award.

Product Details

• Age Range: 1 - 6 years
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (June 7, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316988405
• ISBN-13: 978-0316988407
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 0.4 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a wife, mother of three, writer and photographer. I love to write fun stories, poems, songs, etc... I especially love to write in rhyme because I think that well written rhyme naturally teaches children to expand their vocabulary and love books and reading.

I spend my time in the wilds of northwest Montana, where there are lots of bears and animals like the ones in my bear books! I love the wilderness and all of the animals that live there. My husband and children are also avid lovers of the outdoors.

I am also an amateur photographer. Give me a camera and I'll spend hours snapping photos.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rhyme and Rhythm July 9, 2011

By wgodbold

Format:Hardcover

Love rhyme and rhythm? Get a bang out of cleverly pictured animals? Then you'll love Hogwash! by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jim McMullan.This story is about a farmer who wants to include his hogs in his spring cleaning. Of course, hogs don't care for cleaning of any kind so the farmer and his hogs are placed in a push-pull relationship that delighted my 10 year old son and me.

I always enjoy a story told in rhyme so I suspected I would enjoy this book, but as we began reading, the rhythm of the text really delighted me; making this a great choice as a read aloud.

Recognizing this story as a "read aloud" of course triggers my teacher brain to kick into high gear. When my teacher brain got involved, I realized there were tons of teaching points embedded in this text. For example, the vocabulary- "pondered", "crafty smile","dust plane", "ammunition" would spark discussion among a class of young readers, or even between a parent and a child. Of course, a mini lesson on onomatopoeia would be a natural for this book as the farmer's plane crashes into the pig's sty. To bring in the older elementary child, a focus on the word play used by the author would surely delight. "He splished and splashed and hammed it up..." writes the author of the farmer when he is engaged with the hogs in the sty.

An entertaining read for sure, but just as entertaining are the pictures. The animals in this book have personality which comes through loud and clear in their facial expressions and body language. Just when you don't expect it, the illustrator adds an element to the pictures that makes you do a double-take. For example, in the opening scene of the farm, the illustrator places one pig resting in the corner of the sty while all the others are active. I'll challenge you to find the bucking donkey and the mouse who has no tolerance for the muck!

Both my mom-side and my teacher-brain recommend this book for pure enjoyment and some great lessons too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Pig Pen July 9, 2011

By Catherine W. Hughes

Format:Hardcover

When Farmer decides to give all of his animals a bath, the pigs stand up and revolt, barricading themselves in their pen. Farmer tries over and over to give the pigs a bath, only to end up falling into their mud. All the animals come out to play in the mud, and Farmer finally gives up on carrying out hog wash. Children ages 3-6 will like the silly sensibility of this picture book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Dirt Rules! September 11, 2012

By Amber Nicole McKinney

Format:Hardcover

It's spring, and therefore it's time to clean the animals on the farm but things go awry when Farmer gets to his pigs; they refuse to take a bath! Hilarious attempts by the farmer to wash the pigs fail miserably, and his best chance to wash his hogs turns into a muddy mess of fun for everyone. Farmer eventually learns that pigs just prefer to be muddy and that maybe a bit of mud is good for everyone, himself included.

When I read this to a group of preschoolers, they loved it when they were prompted to make oinks and pig snorts when the pigs were in full on rebellion. There were giggles of delight when the plane crashed into the pig pen, and everyone liked the ending where the Farmer ends up enjoying the mud with the pigs.

While I think that overall this is a really nice book, some of the rhymes didn't totally work and were a little clunky to read along. If you're going to perform this book, I would suggest reading through the book aloud by yourself a few times before you read it to a group. The illustrations are bright and colorful, and the facial expressions on the pigs and Farmer are awesome. The plot is very cute, and I love how the crop duster was incorporated. I had one little boy who was quite ecstatic about said crop duster and wanted to talk about planes for a long time after the story was done. It's a great book for a unit on farms or farm animals!