[LM_NET] BOOK REVIEW: Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wildsmith

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wild; illustrated by Stephen Michael King 
(Abrams, 2007).  ISBN: 978-0-8109-1476-6

There are times when one reads a picture book and recognizes, from 
the very outset, the potential for a perfect structure to follow.  As 
seasoned readers, we hold our breath, watching the story unfold and 
hoping for that absolute satisfaction at the end.  Piglet and Papa 
does not fail in this regard nor in any other.  It is the perfectly 
structured and fully satisfying tale of Piglet, who loves playing 
with her papa, sitting on his head, bouncing on his belly, and 
chewing his tail--hard.  When Papa scolds Piglet, she scurries off 
and encounters a host of other farm animals all of whom assure her 
that they love her for her cute little ears/snub little 
nose/curly-whirly tail/little pink trotters/fat little tummy, but 
that someone else loves her ten/one hundred/one thousand/one 
million/one billion times more.  And, indeed, her Papa does.  King's 
charming pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations capture both the 
sweetness and humor of this tender tale of a child's insecurities and 
a papa's unfailing love. Read this story aloud at storytime.  Use 
this book with your primary age students to talk about parental 
love.  Read Piglet and Papa when you focus on the skill of 
prediction.  No matter.  Your young listeners are going to want you 
to read it again and again. [Suggested ages: 2-6]


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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