When her newly bought pig won't go over the stile, an old woman tries to enlist the aid of some reluctant helpers so that she can get home that night.
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Pre-Grade 3-- Kimmel's books are always welcome for their potential storyhour use, and this rendition of a standard English folktale is no exception. The familiar cumulative tale of the old woman and her pig has been done in an excellent version by Galdone (McGraw 1960; o.p.), and is the title story in Anne Rockwell's fine collection (Crowell, 1979). However, Kimmel offers a ``lighter alternative'' (his words) to the originally bloodthirsty text, making it a kinder, gentler story. Thus the dog doesn't bite the pig but ``nips'' him, the stick ``pokes'' the dog, the cat ``chases'' rather than eats rat, etc. It works very well, with no loss of rhythm. Carmi's colorful illustrations are wild, crazy, and full of life; they catch the spirit im: mediately. Almost everything pictured has a face (rocks, trees, clouds, flowers, even the initial caps on each page). Each successive person or thing forms the word ``no'' as an answer to the old woman's requests; children will have fun locating it on each page. Putting aside reservations about the necessity of watering down folktales, the volume is bursting with fun, and will certainly be well loved by children and storytellers alike.
- Judy Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library , LA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- Judy Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library , LA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Giora Carmi worked as a graphic designer, illustrator and teacher in Israel, winning several awards for his work before moving to the United States in 1985. Since moving to the US, he has won several national awards for his work.
Eric A. Kimmel, Professor of Education at Portland State University, lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Doris. He has retold, adapted, or written a number of stories from around the world. The Following titles number among his most humorous books: "The Old Woman and Her Pig", "Anansi Goes Fishing", "Nanny Goat and the Seven Little Kids", and "Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock". --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Eric A. Kimmel, Professor of Education at Portland State University, lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Doris. He has retold, adapted, or written a number of stories from around the world. The Following titles number among his most humorous books: "The Old Woman and Her Pig", "Anansi Goes Fishing", "Nanny Goat and the Seven Little Kids", and "Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock". --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Big on this Pig,
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This book has an ease and flow You can read it fast or s l o w . The pictures add a playful touch My kids all like this book SO MUCH!
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When my mother told me this story a hundred years ago, the butcher killed the ox, the stick beat the dog, the rope hanged the butcher. But in this delicate reworking, the stick pokes the dog, the rope lassos the butcher. This does not take away from the story or the repetition that is at the heart of it. The best thing is, the characters in the story all say "no" to the old woman's request, and the illustrations show the word "no" each time. My 5 year old nephew got this book as a birthday present and my brother-in-law reports that the 5-year-old and his younger brother take great delight in saying "no!" at every reading. My brother-in-law, not so delighted.
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