The Spotty Pig - Softcover

King-Smith, Dick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374469938 ISBN 13: 9780374469931

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Peter the spotted pig tries everything he can think of to remove his spots, from fading them in the summer sun to freezing them off in the winter snow, until he makes a new friend who helps him realize that his spotty look is something of which he can be proud.Peter the spotted pig tries everything he can think of to remove his spots, from fading them in the summer sun to freezing them off in the winter snow, until he makes a new friend who helps him realize that his spotty look is something of which he can beproud

About this title

Review:

The Spotty Pig is a lovely tale about being proud of how you are. Peter the spotty pig thinks his spots are ugly. He tries a myriad of different ways to remove his spots. All of these prove ineffective. However by the end of spring a new arrival to the farm convinces Peter that his spots are not as ugly as he thought!

Pleasantly illustrated by Mary Wormall, The Spotty Pig is a great addition to any young Reader's library. A nice combination of big and bright pictures with bold text. (Ages 5 and under) --Jon Smith

About the Author:

Formerly a farmer and a teacher, Dick King-Smith is best-known for his third career as a writer. His phenomenally successful children's stories are marked by endearing humour and characters of unique depth and life. THE SHEEP-PIG won The Guardian Prize and became the blockbusting film, BABE. Dick lives in Keynsham, Bristol.
Mary Wormell is the author/illustrator of three picture books for children, starring Hilda Hen. She lives on a smallholding near Selkirk in the Borders region of Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0374469938
• ISBN 13: 9780374469931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Wormell Mary