This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade [Hardcover]

Amy Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 24, 2006

For the woman more accustomed to singing Missoni's praises than singing lullabies comes Amy Allen's irresistible This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade. Filled from cover to cover with sumptuous full color illustrations by Eun-Kyung Kung, This Little Piggy Went to Prada presents classic nursery rhymes with a thoroughly modern and charmingly ironic spin that will make the most sleepless fashionista mom smile, even when she's knee-deep in diapers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A perfect gift for the new mother nostalgic for the freedom of single life.” (Daily Mail (London) )

“A beautifully designed collection of irreverent nursery rhymes updated for ‘the Blahnik Brigade’” (Time Out London )

“Nursery rhymes have never been so fashionable…Can any stylish mother resist its name-dropping charms?” (London Times )

“Posh new nursery rhymes…In This Little Piggy Went to Prada, Amy Allen rewrites childhood standards with a designer bent.” (PAGE 6, New York Post )

“The book that fashion lovers should know by heart…It’s the new must have…it guarantees you a giggle.” (Vogue (UK) )

“Any new mom who loves her designer labels will appreciate This Little Piggy Went to Prada.” (Hello (UK) )

“The must-have accessory for the Birkin-toting and Blahnik-wearing yummy mummy.” (Harper's Bazaar )

About the Author

The irreverent and effervescent Amy Allen is a first time writer and a first time mother. She graduated from Oxford with a degree in Japanese and spent 4 years working in luxury advertising in Tokyo. Back in London, she ran the Harrods and Patek Philippe advertising accounts for 2 years before training as an image consultant. She currently lives in Singapore where she runs her own event management company, Bespoke and is Champagne Jacquesson's business development director for Asia-Pacific. Nominated as one of Singapore's most stylish women, and known for her passion for fashion, Amy has graced the pages of Singapore's glossies from Harper's Bazaar to Tatler, and Europe's 34.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: It Books (October 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061138851
• ISBN-13: 978-0061138850
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious!, July 26, 2007

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BeachyMum (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade (Hardcover)

I received this book as a gift when my third child was born.

It is spectacular and wonderfully witty. My personal belief is that the reviews that cite it as mediocre and such are missing the point - this is a book that is fun for mom *and* fun for the kiddies.

You won't find duckies and bunnies here - but you will find a wonderful play on nursery classics that appeals to the fashion-loving mom and her hip kiddos.

And yes, the author is British. Therefore some of the references are British - makes perfect sense to me. That added a welcome level of complexity to the discussion with my 4 year old about how certain words in the same language might be used differently in different places.

I love this book - and I know many adults sans kiddos who would love it as well.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect baby shower gift!, October 17, 2007

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S. Ramineni (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade (Hardcover)

I gave this book as part of a baby shower present and it was a hit! Granted the mom-to-be is a brand name shopoholic, but besides that, the book is very pretty and I like the delicate watercolor/ink illustrations.
The thing I really like about this book is that there is a section at the end of the book that has all of the original nursery rhymes also.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cute!, January 16, 2007

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Meg (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Little Piggy Went to Prada: Nursery Rhymes for the Blahnik Brigade (Hardcover)

This is a really cute book that makes a great gift for new mommies. I've bought it for 4 friends so far and they have all loved it. It will give them a good laugh and is even cute to have out on the coffee table as a conversation piece.