The Princess and the Pig [Hardcover]

Jonathan Emmett (Author), Poly Bernatene (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: September 27, 2011 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years

There's been a terrible mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has accidentally switched places with Pigmella, the farmer's new piglet. The kindly farmer and his wife believe it's the work of a good witch, while the ill-tempered king and queen blame the bad witch-after all, this happens in fairy tales all the time! While Priscilla grows up on the farm, poor yet very happy, things don't turn out quite so well for Pigmella. Kissing a frog has done wonders before, but will it work for a pig?

Sure to hog all the attention, this story's frequent nods to well-known fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Princess, and Thumbelina-plus hilarious illustrations-will delight readers of any age.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Emmett and Bernatene have concocted a pretty much perfect fractured fairy tale, with wry, Thurberesque prose and gorgeously funny digital drawings that both embrace and wink at the genre."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

About the Author

JONATHAN EMMETT is the author of I Love You Always and Forever. He worked as an architect before writing children's books. Jonathan is also a talented paper engineer. He lives in England with his wife, Rachel, and children Max and Laura. When not creating books, he enjoys designing and making furniture and tinkering with his website scribblestreet.co.uk

POLY BERNATENE has worked in advertising, animation, and comics and has published more than sixty children books in Argentina, Mexico, Spain, England, Australia, Denmark, and Taiwan.
poly-bernatene.blogspot.com

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens (September 27, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802723349
• ISBN-13: 978-0802723345
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Royalty

More About the Author

Jonathan was born in Leicestershire in 1965, the son of a factory fitter and a primary school teacher.
In addition to writing picture books such as "Bringing Down the Moon", "Someone Bigger" and "Ruby, in Her Own Time", Jonathan also paper-engineers pop-up books. His books have won several awards including the Red House Children's Book Award for "Pigs Might Fly" and the Kiekeboekprijs for "Bringing Down the Moon".
He lives in Nottingham with his wife, Rachel, and his children, Max and Laura.
Visit his website at www.scribblestreet.co.uk

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairy Tale?! November 17, 2011

By Heidi Grange

Format:Hardcover

I picked up this book thinking it would be the typical based on fairy tales sort of book. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it is not. Many princess books, which little girls devour, show only the positive parts of being a princess, the beautiful dresses, the parties, the happily ever afters. While this book does have a happily ever after for some of the characters, others do not have a happily ever after, which in and of itself is unusual. The illustrations are darling, full of bright colors, and beautifully compliment the story. I especially liked the way the author and illustrator worked in bits of plot from other fairy tales (the illustrator gives big hints at which stories are being referred to), but the author makes clear that these plot devices don't apply to this story. The ending I confess made me laugh out loud, it definitely came as a surprise. But that is all I'm going to say about it. Go find the book and discover this delightful read for yourself. The students enjoyed it and the surprise as well. Highly recommended.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Go, Pigmella! October 17, 2011

By A. B. Richardson

Format:Hardcover

I purchased this book as a birthday gift for a 4 year old girl. I loved the literary references ("It happens all the time in books" - showing the character holding a specific book). I laughed out loud in the bookshop as I read this. It has a beautiful message for girls and the illustrations are very cute.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious November 23, 2011

By Debnance at Readerbuzz

Format:Hardcover

A baby pig and a baby princess accidentally exchange places in this funny tale. The pig is presumed to be the princess transformed by a disgruntled fairy and the princess is presumed to be the pig transformed by a beneficent fairy. Time goes by, however, and the farmer and his wife begin to realize that an exchange has been made and they set out to rectify matters.

The illustrations are bright and beautiful and funny to complement the text. My favorite parts were the little asides to the audience of readers about the absurd yet commonplace transformations that occur in fairy tales. Very fun.