Ten Hungry Pigs
(2016)

Fiction

eBook

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Scholastic Inc., 2016
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780545948982 MWT16128911, 0545948983 16128911
LANGUAGE
English
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Pig out on this hysterical, epic counting lunch adventure. It's delicious! From Derek Anderson, the illustrator of the bestselling Little Quack series!In Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure, Anderson created a funny up-and-down counting story. Ten Hungry Pigs brings more piggy counting fun! One pig sets out to make a perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. Ten more pigs soon come along, adding all kinds of food -- from pancakes and peas tomacaroni and cheese.But wait! There aren't eleven pigs -- are there?Ten Hungry Pigs is a fun counting book with a twist. Praise for Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson:"Anderson's joyous, porcine counting rhyme is bathtime (and storytime) fun. Hisbright-eyed, cartoon porkers, rendered in 'ink, Photoshop and soap suds,' areexpressive, goofy and engaging. Toddlers will enjoy this, the cleanest piggy countever." -- Kirkus Reviews"The animated cartoon characters exude personality and add to the humor,particularly when the pigs are all featured together in the overcrowded tub. Becauseof its big, vivid illustrations and rhythmic, sprightly rhymes, this story is ideal forsharing with a group as a read-aloud. The ending, in which it is revealed that the wolfis actually a pig in disguise, is a clever and satisfying conclusion to this funnycounting adventure.... Pithy and brisk, this book is a solid choice for childrenlearning to count and young readers looking for a good laugh." -- School LibraryJournalPraise for Little Quack by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by DerekAnderson:"The charm is in Anderson's comical, eye-commanding acrylics." -- Booklist Derek Anderson is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Little Quack series by Lauren Thompson as well as the Hot Rod Hamster series by Cynthia Lord. He is also the author and illustrator of Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure and Story County: Here We Come! He writes and paints in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit him online at www.derekanderson.net. Praise for Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson:"Anderson's joyous, porcine counting rhyme is bathtime (and storytime) fun. Hisbright-eyed, cartoon porkers, rendered in 'ink, Photoshop and soap suds,' areexpressive, goofy and engaging. Toddlers will enjoy this, the cleanest piggy countever." -- Kirkus Reviews"The animated cartoon characters exude personality and add to the humor,particularly when the pigs are all featured together in the overcrowded tub. Becauseof its big, vivid illustrations and rhythmic, sprightly rhymes, this story is ideal forsharing with a group as a read-aloud. The ending, in which it is revealed that the wolfis actually a pig in disguise, is a clever and satisfying conclusion to this funnycounting adventure.... Pithy and brisk, this book is a solid choice for childrenlearning to count and young readers looking for a good laugh." -- School LibraryJournalPraise for Little Quack by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by DerekAnderson:"The charm is in Anderson's comical, eye-commanding acrylics." -- Booklist

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