One minute, the narrator is quietly reading. The next, pigs are descending on his house--and head--in every imaginable getup, by every available means, from every possible place. The pages of this ALA Notable book burst with some of McPhail's most mischievous art ever. Full-color illustrations.
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DAVID McPHAIL is the creator of dozens of wonderful books, including Big Brown Bear's Up and Down Day; Sisters; Mole Music, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year; and several recent Green Light Readers for Harcourt. He lives in New Hampshire.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Pigs Gone Wild,
This review is from: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (Paperback)
I became a big fan of David McPhail's Pig books after reading his colorful and very funny "Pigs Ahoy." This earlier book again chronicles the age-old theme of man vs. pig with creative rhymes, chaotic scenes, and vivid, imaginative illustrations.
Our hero is a 30-something male who may or may not be dreaming his encounter with a gang of messy, loud pigs: McPhail cleverly leaves open the possibility that his house isn't really inhabited by scores of "black pigs, white pigs, Brown and pink pigs, Making-oatmeal-in-the-sink pigs." In any event, these apparently nocturnal pigs are busy riding skateboards, dressing up, playing in a band, and ordering 50 pizzas! McPhail's rhymes are simple but clever, and he throws in an old favorite just for good measure: Pigs from England, Pigs from France, Pigs in just Their underpants. When the young man reads the huge pizza bill, he decides he's had his fill. The pigs beg to stay (they know a good thing when they see it) and he relents, but only if they'll clean up after themselves. Pigs will be pigs, however, and even the cleanup is full of mishaps, messes, and (one suspects) some intentional mischief. Every page of this colorful action-packed book is funny and creative. In one section, McPhail draws gigantic pigs towering over the others, their snouts proud, and their robes loud: The King of Pigs The Piggy Queen- The biggest pigs I've ever seen. On the next two pages, dozens of pigs arrive at the house by ship, train, airplane (from which the pigs parachute), and "pigmobile." I thought that the narrative is not as clever as in "Pigs Ahoy," this is more Three Stooges than Marx Brothers. Still, if you just like zany, uncomplicated stories with outrageous pictures, or if you like pigs, or even if you're kind of like a pig yourself, this will fast become a favorite.
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Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!,
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This review is from: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (Paperback)
Pig Aplenty, Pig Galore was a great book! It was about a whole bunch of pigs thatinvaded a mans house! The man gets tired of all the pigs and finally yells and shouts "Get Out" then the pigs cry and beg to stay and the man is like fine but you need to sweep and clean the walls. The pigs did anything to stay with the man! When they were done cleaning they all went upstairs and brushed there tails and teeth! They all went to bed even the man and all night all the man could ever think and dream about is pigs, pigs, and more pigs! I think children would enjoy the funniness of this book and also it is a poem that rhymes and that is pretty neat also!
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Great gift!,
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This review is from: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (Paperback)
When the pigs call for a pizza, I start giggling every time I read this to my 10 month old. He loves the pictures and I never tire of the text.
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Late one night Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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