Old Pig (Picture Puffin S.) - Softcover

Wild, Margaret; Brooks, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140562117 ISBN 13: 9780140562118

Publisher: Puffin, 1998

Synopsis

Old Pig and Grand-daughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until one day Old Pig does not get up for breakfast as usual. She then calmly pays her bills and puts her affairs in order and takes Grand-daughter on a last, long walk - looking and listening, smelling and tasting. Old Pig and Grand-daughter then say goodbye to each other in the best way they know.

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Review:

"Wild's poignant story about the death of Old Pig is full of warmth and, yes, joy." "--Publishers Weekly" "This heartbreaking, gentle, perfectly indirect story about the last days on earth of an elderly pig offers a better introduction to the fact and poetry of mortality than many a more studied attempt." --Adam Gopnik, writer, the "New Yorker" "A poignant but sidelong look at death--about as far from the didactic tomes as one can get." "--Kirkus Reviews" "Beautiful in its simplicity, this captures the essence of a life; and children, even little ones, cannot help but feel the love that infuses it." "--Booklist"

Synopsis:

Old Pig and her grand-daughter delight in their time together, whether it's doing chores or eating breakfast. But Old Pig knows that her time is drawing near, and she closes her accounts and takes one last walk with her grand-daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0140562117
• ISBN 13: 9780140562118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32