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

~ Amy Allen (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

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

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

"By bedtime . . . you're barely holding on...anything that makes you chuckle through the exhaustion is a welcome diversion." -- UrbanBaby.com

"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)

"The must-have accessory for the Birkin-toting and Blahnik-wearing yummy mummy." -- Harper's Bazaar

"The perfect book for the yummy mummy who's OVER reading Dr. Seuss to the little ones." -- Flare (Canada)

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

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

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

“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) )

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

Product Description

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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: It Books (October 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061138851
• ISBN-13: 978-0061138850
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,618 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	BeachyMum (Florida) - See all my reviews

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.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Amusing to a point, January 22, 2007

By	Karen E. Lindenberg "KarenL" (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is amusing to a point, and not really geared for baby. It's references are British, not American, so the stores other than Prada, Gucci, etc are in London. Better for Mommy than for Baby.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	S. Ramineni (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.