A Mud Pie for Mother [BARGAIN PRICE] (Hardcover)

by Scott Beck (Author) "Little Pig needed something for Mother Pig's birthday..." (more)
Key Phrases: Mother Pig

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1-Little Pig is looking for the perfect present for his mother. He tries a flower, but discovers that it is the bee's favorite. He sees shiny seeds on the ground, but finds that the hen was going to eat them. Everything he comes upon belongs to someone else. Just when it appears that he will return home empty-handed, the others, appreciative of the respect he has shown for their needs, reward him. Now, he has a variety of foods to give to his mom for her birthday breakfast. The cartoon illustrations, mostly spreads, are dominated by bright green grass and the perky pink pig. Each picture is outlined in blue crayon, giving the illusion of having been drawn by a child. Youngsters will enjoy this simple, upbeat story that quietly demonstrates the virtue of respecting another's property and needs.
Sheilah Kosco, Rapides Parish Library, Alexandria, LA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 1. When Little Pig ventures out to find the perfect birthday present for Mother Pig, he learns that the world is not necessarily his oyster--in fact, the oyster might belong to someone else! He ambles around the farm, assuming its bounty is his for the taking. He encounters resistance. First, a bee implores him not to pick the flower that is his favorite. Pig decides, instead, to take some hay for his mother, but the hay is the cow's bed. Even the dirt Pig wants to use for a mud pie turns out to be needed by someone else; it's crucial to the success of the farmer's wife's garden. Is Little Pig out of luck? In a plot twist, Pig is rewarded for his selfless nonpiggishness: the farmer's wife gives him bread, the cow offers milk, and the bee provides honey. Little Pig has a fine glop of slop for his mother's birthday breakfast after all. Beck neatly and completely teaches a simple lesson with a straightforward story line and adds charm with paintings reminiscent of Crockett Johnson's pictures for Ruth Krauss' The Carrot Seed (1989). ^B Karin Snelson
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Children's Books (March 31, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0525473793
• ISBN-13: 978-0525473794
• ASIN: B000C4SU4M
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,393,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Charming Story With a Good Moral Lesson, November 6, 2008

By	D. Dorsey "Mom to 2 Boys" (The South, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Mud Pie for Mother (Hardcover)

A cute story about a little pig who wants to get something for his mother's birthday.

He isn't able to get the things he wants but in the end is rewarded by the other animals for not taking things that don't belong to him.

Charming story with a good moral lesson about not taking things that don't belong to you and getting along with others.

My children and I both enjoy the story.

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, September 9, 2006

By	Chandra S. West - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Mud Pie for Mother (Hardcover)

My 3-year-old loves this book! We checked it out at the library during her summer reading program and, of the 40 books she "read", this was her favorite. She had me read it over and over until she memorized it and then she read it to us. I am now buying a copy for my niece.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Appealing to Three Year Old......, May 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: A Mud Pie for Mother (Hardcover)

Our 3 year old daughter absolutely loves this story. We borrowed it from the library and have read it daily since. Even our 8 year old loves it too, and volunteers to read it to her sister. Our 3 year old listens so intently to this story that she now reads it to us, almost verbatim. Last night she asked if the library would mind if we kept this book, that it is lovely book and she would like it for herself to read every day forever and ever! Well, here I am this morning ordering our very own copy! Can't get a better recommendation than that!