What this story needs is : a pig in a wig

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Title:

What this story needs is : a pig in a wig

Alternate title:

Pig in a wig

Author:

Virján, Emma J, author.

Series:

Pig in a wig.

Summary:

Illustrations and rhyming, easy-to-read text introduce an increasing, then decreasing, cast of characters sharing a boat in a moat with a pig in an enormous wig.

General Note:

"A pig in a wig book"--Front Cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm

Genre:

Stories in rhyme.

Humorous fiction.

Readers (Publications)

Subject Term:

Storytelling -- Fiction.

Boats and boating -- Fiction.

Animals -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780062327246

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.

Call Number:

JR VIRJAN

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003067231	Juvenile Readers	VIRJAN	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Summary

"A story with the echoes of Seuss and Willems."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A boatload of giggles will keep the reader returning for more easy-to-read fun."-- Kirkus Reviews

The first book in the vibrant and laugh-out-loud funny early reader What This Story Needs series is perfect for fans of Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems!

What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log...

As a panda in a blouse, a skunk on a trunk, and more hop on board, it becomes clear that what this story really needs is a bigger boat! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride as she discovers that life is more fun with friends in this fantastic, funny read-aloud about friendship.

What this reader needs are all the books in the series!

What This Story Needs Is a Hush and a Shush What This Story Needs Is a Munch and a Crunch What This Story Needs Is a Bang and a Clang What This Story Needs Is a Vroom and a Zoom

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Toddler-PreS-With its engaging word families and rhyming text, this circular narrative will delight fans of Laura Joffe Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (HarperCollins, 2005) and Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggy" books (Hyperion). A pig in a wig is on a boat in a moat, where she picks up a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log. More animals are added to the mix, until Pig declares, "Hey!/It's getting crowded/in here,/don't you think?/Off of this boat/before we all sink!" One by one they disembark until she is the only one left on the boat. A spread in muted blue tones enforces the mood as readers view Pig all alone in her tiny boat. She realizes that she would rather have all her friends with her, so as the text states, "What this story needs now is." a bigger boat appears that will hold everyone. Crisp, vibrant drawings are rendered in charcoal and painted digitally, creating an intensity that will draw children to the story. The composition is creative, with pig-themed elements appearing throughout: pink snouts cover the endpapers, a pig pulls part of a boat onto the title page, and the back cover shows Pig and her friends peeking over the jacket flap as she says, "Hey, Let's Play!" VERDICT This is a charming story to share one-on-one or in a storytime.-Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

In a story with echoes of Seuss and Willems, Virján (Nacho the Party Puppy) offers a very funny lesson about the unreliability of narrators. "What this story needs," the unseen narrator declares, "is a pig." Fair enough: the pig, pink and drawn in a naïve cartoon style, appears in a spotlight. When the narrator decrees that the pig don a red bouffant wig and climb in a boat in a moat "with a frog,/ a dog,/ and a goat on a log," the pig goes along with the plan, though it's clear dubiousness is setting in. But when the narrator keeps adding so many rhyming characters and objects that it imperils everyone on board the tiny pink ship, the pig finally speaks up. "Hey!" she calls out, "It's getting crowded in here, don't you think?/ Off of this boat before we all sink!" Taking control of the narration, the pig sends the other animals packing, but the final scene sets things right while tipping its hat to a classic line from Jaws. Ages 4-8. Agent: Edite Kroll, Edite Kroll Literary Agency. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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