Meet Wild Boars [Import] [Paperback]

Meg Rosoff (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: PUFFIN (PENG) (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141500387
• ISBN-13: 978-0141500386
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,816,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Meg Rosoff was born in Boston, educated at Harvard and St Martin's College of Art, and worked in New York City for ten years before moving to London permanently in 1989. She worked in publishing, politics, PR and advertising until 2004, when she wrote her first novel, How I Live Now, which won the Guardian Children's fiction prize (UK), Michael L Printz prize (US), the Die Zeit children's book of the year (Germany) and was shortlisted for the Orange first novel award. Her second novel, Just in Case, won the 2007 Carnegie Medal. Meg's latest book is The Bride's Farewell. She lives in London with her husband, daughter and two very hairy dogs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious parable about bad manners, July 28, 2005

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Corinne Colbert "Corkey C." (Athens, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meet Wild Boars (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover)

The four boars in this book are really boors -- the kind of playmates no child would want. The text is ideal for read-aloud, and the illustrations are witty and sly. Be forewarned: Those offended by farts and poop need not apply. My 7- and 5-year-olds have asked for this every night since we brought it home from the library. I think it will turn up for a birthday or Christmas!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breath of Fresh Air, January 14, 2006

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Russell Crabtree "Russell Crabtree" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet Wild Boars (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover)

I've never laughed so much reading a book to my kids. The words are witty and the pictures are hilarious. Oh and the kids like it, too.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your average PiggieWiggies., January 10, 2006

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T. Hardy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet Wild Boars (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover)

Not all adults are vegans, not all of us are patient, not all of us believe in angels. Kids know this. So why not vary their diet of Polar Expresses, Flopsy Bunnies and Flower Fairies with an amusing tale about life's darker facets. If you and your 5 year-old liked Walter the Farting Dog, which tells us that not all cuddly young puppies grow up to be loveable old dogs, you should pick up Meet Wild Boars. This quirkily illustrated book puts paid to any idea that animals in gingham dresses are automatically cute; Doris the Wild Boar and her pals are sly, spiteful, rude, malodorous and bent on destruction. Meg Rosoff has created a quartet of little monsters that kids will love to laugh at .