{"id":4468,"date":"2013-02-27T23:35:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T04:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2021-08-14T18:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T22:43:36","slug":"perfect-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PIGS! There\u2019s Pooh\u2019s best friend Piglet, in A.A. Milne\u2019s <em>Winnie-the-Pooh<\/em>; Sesame Street\u2019s glamorous Miss Piggy (of the lavender gloves); Warner Brothers\u2019 stuttering Porky; and the spooky episode in Homer\u2019s <em>Odyssey<\/em>, when the sorceress Circe turns Odysseus\u2019s men into pigs. Taran, hero of Lloyd Alexander\u2019s \u00a0Chronicles of Prydain series, is an assistant pig-keeper, in charge of the visionary pig Hen Wen. Stalinist pigs Squealer, Napoleon, and Snowball take over George Orwell\u2019s <em>Animal Farm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>More pigs?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.colours-of-the-rainbow.com\/famous-pigs.html\">Famous Pigs<\/a> has detailed information on many famous pigs, both imaginary and real, with illustrations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9a7d5a7c19\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9a7d5a7c19\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/#PIG_TALES\" >PIG TALES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/2\/#THE_THREE_LITTLE_PIGS\" >THE THREE LITTLE PIGS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/3\/#PIG_POEMS\" >PIG POEMS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/3\/#REAL_PIGS\" >REAL PIGS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/4\/#MATHEMATICAL_PIGS\" >MATHEMATICAL PIGS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/4\/#PIGGY_BANKS\" >PIGGY BANKS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/4\/#_THE_LANGUAGE_OF_PIGS\" >\u00a0THE LANGUAGE OF PIGS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/4\/#PIG_ACTIVITIES\" >PIG ACTIVITIES<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PIG_TALES\"><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">PIG TALES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 15109px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 314px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 314px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po-1532x1536.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggy-pie-po.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 314px;\">Audrey and Don Wood\u2019s rhyming <em>Piggy Pie Po<\/em> (Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, 2010) consists of three short and funny tales, variously about what a bouncy little pig wears (\u201cWhen he wears his yellow coat\/Piggy Pie Po likes to boat\u201d), knows (\u201cFor a penny he will spell\/Pistachio and pimpernel\u201d), and eats (disastrously, a red-hot pepper). For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 77px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 77px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 77px;\">See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.audreywood.com\/books-written-by-audrey-wood\/piggy-pie-po\/piggy-pie-po\">Audrey Wood<\/a> author page for information on the making of the book, a Piggy art show, and printable Piggy activity pages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggies-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggies-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggies.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Audrey and Don Wood\u2019s <em>Piggies <\/em>(Sandpiper, 1995), a drove of hilarious and spectacularly inventive (sunbathers, bookworms, basketball players) pigs cavort on fingers and toes. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 314px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 314px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/if-you-give-pig-pancake.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 314px;\">In Laura Numeroff\u2019s <em>If You Give a Pig a Pancake<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1998), as in the now-near-classic <em>If You Give a Mouse a Cookie<\/em> (1985), a small beginning leads to complication after complication (the pancake leads to a demand for sticky maple syrup which leads to a need for a bubble bath which leads to a request for a rubber duck\u2026). For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Also see Numeroff\u2019s <em>If You Give a Pig a Party<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2005).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 283px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 283px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink-1024x918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink-1536x1376.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/oink.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 283px;\">In Arthur Geisert\u2019s <em>Oink<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1995) \u2013 illustrated in black and white and pink \u2013 a mother pig and her eight little piglets pass the day, all the action accompanied by the single word \u201coink,\u201d delivered in several different tones of voice. Among them a furious OINK when mother pig discovers her piglets rampaging in the apple orchard. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-from-a-to-z-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-from-a-to-z-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-from-a-to-z.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Arthur Geisert\u2019s <em>Pigs from A to Z<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1996) is a wonderful (and wonderfully illustrated) twist on conventional alphabet books. As seven piglets build a treehouse, readers discover the many copies of letters hidden in the clever drawings on each page. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogwash-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogwash-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hogwash.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Arthur Geisert\u2019s <em>Hogwash<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2008) is a marvelous mix of pig story and Rube Goldberg machine: the piglets are covered with mud, dust, and paint after a fun-filled day, so their mothers scrub them clean in an enormous bath machine, a contraption of tubs, chutes, pulleys, and cranks that will entrance any young engineer. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigling-bland.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Beatrix Potter wasn\u2019t all rabbits; two of her famous tales are about pigs: <em>The Tale of Little Pig Robinson<\/em> and <em>The Tale of Pigling Bland<\/em> (Frederick Warne, 2002). For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-768x978.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-1207x1536.jpg 1207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly-1609x2048.jpg 1609w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/suddenly.jpg 1964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Do you remember Mr. Magoo \u2013 the massively myopic cartoon character who wandered blithely, blindly, and safely through disaster after disaster? In Colin McNaughton\u2019s <em>Suddenly!<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1998), oblivious Preston the pig is being stalked by a menacing wolf \u2013 but each time, just as the wolf prepares to pounce, SUDDENLY something happens that allows Preston to escape. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 315px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 315px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-oink-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-oink-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-oink-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/little-oink.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 315px;\">The title character of Amy Krouse Rosenthal\u2019s <em>Little Oink<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 2009) is a very unusual little pig: he likes things neat, clean, and tidy. (\u201cMess up your room, put on some dirty clothes, and then you can go out and play,\u201d said Mama Pig.) For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amanda-pig-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amanda-pig-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/amanda-pig.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Jean Van Leeuwen\u2019s <em>Tales of Amanda Pig<\/em> (Puffins Books, 1994) is a collection of short simple tales about Amanda, a pig all kids can relate to: she fights with her big brother Oliver, doesn\u2019t like what her mother cooks for dinner, worries about an imaginary monster in the hallway, and doesn\u2019t want to go to bed on time. There are many more titles in the Amanda Pig series, all easy readers dealing with the everyday activities of Amanda and Oliver. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aunt-pitty-piggy-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aunt-pitty-piggy-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aunt-pitty-piggy.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Jim Aylesworth\u2019s <em>Aunt Pitty Patty\u2019s Piggy<\/em> (Scholastic, 1999) is a folksy cumulative tale in which Aunt Pitty and niece Nelly \u2013 enlisting help from everyone in sight \u2013 try to convince their new pig to go through the gate into the farmyard. (\u201cNo, no, no, I will not go!\u201d) For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elephant-and-piggie-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elephant-and-piggie-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elephant-and-piggie.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Mo Willems\u2019s wonderful comic-book-style Elephant and Piggie series features two very different friends:\u00a0 Gerald, a down-to-earth elephant, and Piggie, an ebullient and over-optimistic pig. First of the series is <em>Today I Will Fly!<\/em> (Hyperion Books, 2007). Many sequels, all great. For ages 3-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/perfect-the-pig-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/perfect-the-pig-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/perfect-the-pig.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Susan Jeschke\u2019s <em>Perfect the Pig<\/em> (Henry Holt, 1996), Perfect \u2013 who does a good deed and is granted a wish for wings \u2013 survives a kidnapping and a stint as \u201cThe Great Flying Oink\u201d to live happily ever after with his beloved guardian, Olive. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olivia-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olivia-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olivia-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olivia-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/olivia.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Ian Falconer\u2019s <em>Olivia<\/em> (Atheneum, 2000) stars an adorable and irrepressible pig with a talent for singing loud songs, building sandcastles, and painting pictures on the walls. (And she\u2019s <em>very<\/em> good at wearing people out.) Who doesn\u2019t love Olivia? Many sequels. For ages 3-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toot-and-puddle-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toot-and-puddle-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/toot-and-puddle.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">The main characters of Holly Hobbie\u2019s <em>Toot &amp; Puddle<\/em> (Little, Brown, 1997) are two enchanting little pigs: travel-minded Toot who roams all over the world, faithfully sending postcards home to Puddle, who doesn\u2019t like to leave Woodcock Pocket. There are many sequels, throughout which Toot and Puddle, despite their differences, remain best friends. (Get a map, encourage your kids to draw postcards of their own, and you\u2019ve got a great geography project here.) For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigsty-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigsty-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigsty-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigsty.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Mark Teague\u2019s <em>Pigsty<\/em> (Scholastic, 2004), Wendell\u2019s despairing mother pronounces his room a pigsty and sends him upstairs to clean \u2013 where Wendell discovers a pig sprawled on his bed. The two new friends lead a happy and messy existence until more (and more) pigs arrive, and things get out of hand. Finally, driven to the wall, Wendell cleans \u2013 which drives the pigs back to the farm. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poppleton-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poppleton-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poppleton-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poppleton-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poppleton.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Cynthia Rylant\u2019s <em>Poppleton<\/em> (Blue Sky Press, 1997) \u2013 a nice pick for beginning readers \u2013 is a short and funny chapter book starring Poppleton, a city pig who has relocated to the country, where he deals with an overly friendly neighbor (who plies him with oatmeal and toasted cheese), his need for privacy while reading, and a sick friend (a goat) who refuses to take his medicine. There are several Poppleton sequels. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins.jpg 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Jane Yolen\u2019s picture book\u00a0<em>Piggins<\/em>\u00a0(Sandpiper, 1992), the Reynards have thrown an elegant dinner party to show off Mrs. Reynard\u2019s new diamond necklace. Then the lights go out \u2013 and when they come on again, the necklace (horrors!) is gone. Luckily Piggins, the Reynards\u2019 savvy and elegant butler, is able to follow the clues to identify the culprit. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 314px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 314px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-by-Munsch-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-by-Munsch-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-by-Munsch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-by-Munsch.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 314px;\">In Robert Munsch\u2019s <em>Pigs<\/em>, Megan\u2019s father asks her to feed the pigs, but warns her not to open the gate. (\u201cPigs are smarter than you think.\u201d) Megan promises not to \u2013 but she does. And the pigs are. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 255px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 255px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-to-the-rescue-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-to-the-rescue-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-to-the-rescue-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-to-the-rescue-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-to-the-rescue.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 255px;\">In John Himmelman\u2019s <em>Pigs to the Rescue<\/em> (Henry Holt and Company, 2010), eight excitable pigs (\u201cPigs to the rescue!\u201d) solve (well, more or less) a multitude of problems on the Greenstalk farm. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade-1572x2048.jpg 1572w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-parade.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">\u201cLike most children,\u201d begins Michael Ian Black\u2019s <em>A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea<\/em> (Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010), \u201cyou have probably thought to yourself at one time or another, <em>I bet a pig parade would be a lot of fun.<\/em>\u201d Well, the author quickly points out, forget it: pigs won\u2019t march (they prefer to snuffle); they refuse to wear majorette uniforms; and the only floats they\u2019re interested in involve root beer. Great pictures by Kevin Hawkes and a deadpan delivery make this a hoot for ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/small-pig-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/small-pig-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/small-pig-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/small-pig-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/small-pig.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Arnold Lobel\u2019s <em>Small Pig<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1988), an I Can Read Book, is the simple (but clever) story of a floppy-eared little pig who likes nothing better than to wallow in his mud puddle. When the farmer\u2019s wife goes on a cleaning spree, he runs away and finds what he thinks is a new mud puddle in the city \u2013 which, disastrously, turns out to be a patch of soft cement. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 314px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 314px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chester-worldly-pig-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chester-worldly-pig-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chester-worldly-pig-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chester-worldly-pig.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 314px;\">In Bill Peet\u2019s <em>Chester the Worldly Pig<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin, 1978), Chester (who can stand on his snout) becomes a circus star. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 261px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 261px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-boy-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-boy-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-boy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 261px;\">Gerald McDermott\u2019s <em>Pig-Boy<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009) is a re-telling of a traditional trickster tale from Hawaii in which Pig-Boy \u2013 shown as a cheerful purple pig \u2013 manages to slither out of trouble by using shape-shifting magic. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pig-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pig-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pig.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">The theme of Eileen Spinelli\u2019s <em>Princess Pig<\/em> (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009) is \u201cTo thine own self be true.\u201d When a Princess sash from the county fair beauty pageant blows away and lands on Pig, she begins to wonder if she might truly be a princess after all. Despite protests from her barnyard friends, she revels in her new princess status, acquiring a crown (a tea cup), jewels (a daisy-chain necklace), and \u2013 via a roll in the honeysuckle \u2013 a princess-like smell. But it turns out that life as a princess isn\u2019t as fun as expected, and finally Pig takes Pony\u2019s advice (\u201cthere\u2019s nothing wrong with being a pig\u201d) and returns happily to her friends on the farm. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 259px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 259px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pigsty-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pigsty-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-pigsty.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 259px;\">In Cornelia Funke\u2019s <em>Princess Pigsty<\/em> (The Chicken House, 2007), Princess Isabella is sick of being pretty, proper, and pampered, and she doesn\u2019t want to wear a crown. In fact, she wants to get <em>dirty<\/em>. Her harried father sends her to work in the pigsty as punishment, where Isabella finds that she enjoys the pigs. Finally her father, who misses her, coaxes her back to the palace with a promise of more freedom, and the book closes with a dirty and delighted Isabella, crownless and in pants. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-768x892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-1322x1536.jpg 1322w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggybook-1763x2048.jpg 1763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Anthony Browne\u2019s <em>Piggybook<\/em> (Dragonfly Books, 1990), the overworked and underappreciated Mrs. Piggott abandons her slovenly husband and sons, leaving behind a note reading \u201cYou are pigs.\u201d Left on their own, man and boys are unable to cope and soon all three of them \u2013 literally &#8211; turn into pigs. Finally Mrs. Piggott returns, and her family is only too glad to accept her re-assignment of chores. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 314px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 314px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-amazing-bone-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 314px;\">In William Stieg\u2019s <em>The Amazing Bone<\/em> (Square Fish, 2011), Pearl \u2013 a perfect charmer of a pig in a pink dress and sunbonnet \u2013 discovers a magical talking bone that helps her fend off masked bandits and a hungry fox. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-1196x1536.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson-1595x2048.jpg 1595w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mercy-watson.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">The main character of Kate DeCamillo\u2019s <em>Mercy Watson to the Rescue<\/em> (Candlewick, 2009) is Mercy Watson, pampered pet pig, fond of buttered toast \u2013 who, via a series of accidents, manages to save the day. Many chaotic sequels for ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake-888x1024.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake-1332x1536.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swine-lake.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">By James Marshall, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, <em>Swine Lake<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1999) is a tongue-in-cheek delight. The wolf arrives at the all-pig Boarshoi Ballet\u2019s performance of <em>Swine Lake<\/em>, prepared to leap on the stage and nab a tasty porker \u2013 but he\u2019s so enthralled by the performance that instead he sits through the whole thing, and even spends his last penny on a ticket to the next night\u2019s performance. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Walter R. Brooks\u2019s 26 Freddy the Pig books, originally written in the 1930\u2019s and 40\u2019s, all feature Freddy, a versatile, poetic, and hilarious pig, and his animal friends on the Bean farm. Freddy is always ready to try something new; while he and his friends struggle to deal with the wicked schemes of Simon and his gang of rats, Freddy variously tries his hand at being a detective, explorer, politician, magician, pilot, and cowboy. In\u00a0<em>Freddy the Detective<\/em>\u00a0(Overlook Juvenile Books, 2010), Freddy discovers Sherlock Holmes and promptly sets out to emulate his new hero, solving assorted mysteries involving a stolen toy train, a missing bunny named Egbert, and a false charge of murder.\u00a0 For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 114px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 114px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 114px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freddythepig.org\/\">Freddy the Pig\u2019s Home Page<\/a>\u00a0has synopses of all the Freddy books, more information on Freddy and the Bean farm, illustrations, and a biography of Walter R. Brooks. Visit the site and become an official Friend of Freddy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly-990x1536.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-might-fly.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Dick King-Smith\u2019s <em>Pigs Might Fly<\/em> (Puffin, 1990), Daggie Dogfoot, the runt of Mrs. Barleylove\u2019s litter, is born with peculiar dog-like feet, and narrowly escapes being taken away by the farmer, known to the pigs as the Pigman. Though he tries his best to learn to fly, instead dauntless Daggie learns to swim, with help from friends Felicity (a duck) and Isaak (an otter). He puts his talent to use when the Pigman and the other pigs are trapped by a flood. A story of hope, determination, and triumph over obstacles for ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Dick King-Smith\u2019s <em>Babe: The Gallant Pig<\/em> (Yearling, 1995): gentle and soft-spoken Babe, raised by Farmer Hoggett\u2019s sheepdog Fly, is determined to become a sheep-herder in turn. Nobody believes a pig can do it, until Babe \u2013 a good negotiator if there ever was one \u2013 triumphs in the National Sheepdog Trials. A sequel, <em>Ace, the Very Important Pig<\/em> (Yearling, 1992) stars Babe\u2019s highly intelligent great-grandson. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/babe-movie.jpg 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">The 1995 movie version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0112431\/\">Babe: The Gallant Pig<\/a> is loved by practically everybody. Rated G.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-1035x1536.jpg 1035w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-1380x2048.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web.jpg 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In E.B. White\u2019s <em>Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2006), originally published in 1952, Charlotte, the wise spider, befriends Wilbur, a sweetheart of a pig, and saves his life by weaving messages in her web (\u201cSome Pig\u201d). For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 77px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 77px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 77px;\">From Web English Teacher, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webenglishteacher.com\/white.html\">E.B. White: Lesson Plans<\/a> page has lesson plans, online quizzes, discussion guides, and activities to accompany <em>Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie-1438x2048.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charlottes-web-movie.jpg 1755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Film versions of Charlotte\u2019s Web include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0413895\/\">2006 movie<\/a>, with Dakota Fanning as Fern, and Julia Roberts as the voice of Charlotte; and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070016\/\">1973 animated movie<\/a>, with Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beryl-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beryl-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beryl-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beryl-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/beryl.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Jane Simmons\u2019s <em>Beryl: A Pig\u2019s Tale<\/em> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011), Beryl is wrenched from her family and sent on a truck to market. She escapes and finds friends among the wild pigs \u2013 though prejudice soon forces her and her adopted family to leave the community and look for a new home \u2013 encountering en route the Sisterhood of the Mystic Boar (who proclaim Beryl the \u201cChosen One\u201d). For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/south-pole-pig-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/south-pole-pig-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/south-pole-pig-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/south-pole-pig-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/south-pole-pig.jpg 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Chris Kurtz\u2019s <em>The Adventures of a South Pole Pig<\/em> (Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, 2013) (\u201ca novel of snow and courage\u201d), feisty Flora has been raised on a farm with sled dogs, and is determined to become a sled pig. She ends up on a ship to Antarctica where she becomes friends with the ship\u2019s cat and learns to catch rats \u2013 and when the crew is shipwrecked and stranded, Flora\u2019s brains and talent save the day. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/prydain.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Lloyd Alexander\u2019s Newbery-winning Chronicles of Prydain (Square Fish, 2006), originally published in 1964, is a five-book fantasy series based on Welsh mythology. Titles are <em>The Book of Three<\/em>, <em>The Black Cauldron<\/em>, <em>The Castle of Llyr<\/em>, <em>Taran Wanderer<\/em>, and <em>The High King<\/em>. The hero of the series is Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, charged with the care of the oracular white pig, Hen Wen, who holds the secret to the destruction of Arawn Death-Lord and the evil Horned King. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BlackCauldronVideo-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BlackCauldronVideo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BlackCauldronVideo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BlackCauldronVideo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BlackCauldronVideo.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">A Disney animated movie, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0088814\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">The Black Cauldron<\/a> (1985), is based on the first two books of the series. Rated PG.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/interstellar-pig-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/interstellar-pig-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/interstellar-pig-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/interstellar-pig-768x1261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/interstellar-pig.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In William Sleator\u2019s <em>Interstellar Pig<\/em> (Puffin, 1995), Barney, on vacation, meets neighbors who invite him to play a strange role-playing game called Interstellar Pig. It turns out that the neighbors are aliens and the game is a battle for the survival of Earth. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-pig-war-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-pig-war-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-pig-war-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-pig-war-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-pig-war.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">In Mark Holtzen\u2019s <em>The Pig War<\/em> (CreateSpace, 2012), Kell and his full-of-beans little sister Grace (who wears a red satin cape) are sent to spend the summer with their grandfather in his cabin on remote Mowbray Island in the Pacific Northwest. Kell expects a terrible experience \u2013 until he discovers a pistol and diary dating to the mid-19<sup>th<\/sup> century Pig War, a boundary dispute between the U.S. and Canada. Suspense, adventure, some little-known history, and rewarding relationships for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-scrolls-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-scrolls-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-scrolls.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Paul Shipton\u2019s <em>The Pig Scrolls<\/em> (Candlewick, 2007) is narrated by Gryllus, once one of Odysseus\u2019s shipmates, now \u2013 thanks to Circe \u2013 an enchanted talking pig with a snarky sense of humor. (\u201cLearn a proper trade,\u201d he tells teenage poet Homer. \u201cLike plumbing.\u201d) He\u2019s quite happy being a pig \u2013 but greater things are in store, since a junior prophetess named Sybil has just discovered that he\u2019s destined to save the cosmos from Thanatos, the god of death. A riotous read for ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-623x1024.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-768x1261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-935x1536.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die-1247x2048.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/day-no-pigs-would-die.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">Robert Newton Peck\u2019s <em>A Day No Pigs Would Die<\/em> (Laurel Leaf, 1990) is a coming-of-age book set in rural Vermont in the 1930\u2019s, centering around young Robert; his illiterate father, Haven, a pig butcher; and Robert\u2019s pig Pinky \u2013 a gift from a neighboring farmer after Robert saved the farmer\u2019s calf. The book is superbly written, and deals well with a number of difficult issues. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 77px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 77px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 77px;\">From Web English Teacher, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webenglishteacher.com\/rnpeck.html\">A Day No Pigs Would Die<\/a> has lesson plans, reading guides, and vocabulary lists to accompany the book.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 318px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 318px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/animal-farm-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/animal-farm-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/animal-farm-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/animal-farm.jpg 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 318px;\">George Orwell\u2019s <em>Animal Farm<\/em> (available in many editions) is a now-classic political fable in which the animals of Manor Farm, led by the pigs Snowball and Napoleon, overthrow their human owners and establish a new regime dedicated to fairness and equality. As the book progresses, however, the now re-named \u201cAnimal Farm\u201d becomes increasingly totalitarian and eventually the pigs take the place of the animals\u2019 former human masters. The complete text of <a href=\"http:\/\/gutenberg.net.au\/ebooks01\/0100011h.html\">Animal Farm<\/a> is available online. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 95px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 95px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 95px;\">In the 1999 film version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0204824\/\">Animal Farm<\/a>, directed by John Stephenson, pigs Snowball, Squealer, and Napoleon are respectively voiced by Kelsey Grammar, Ian Holm, and Patrick Stewart. Rated PG.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-is-pigs-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-is-pigs-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-is-pigs.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\">The classic story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/2004\">Pigs Is Pigs<\/a> \u2013 written by Ellis Parker Butler in 1905 &#8211; actually deals with guinea pigs. The premise: after an argument over railway rates for shipping two guinea pigs, a railway agent ends up temporarily housing the pigs, during which time they (geometrically) reproduce. It&#8217;s funny. And there&#8217;s math.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 114px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 114px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 114px;\">Charles Lamb\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/380\/prose\/491.html\">Dissertation on Roast Pig<\/a> is a tongue-in-cheek essay on the origin of roast pig. According to Lamb, the dish originated in China, when a swineherd\u2019s son named Bobo\u00a0 inadvertently burned his house down, with a litter of pigs inside.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">THE THREE LITTLE PIGS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The famous tale of the Three Little Pigs is available in dozens of versions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Galdone-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Galdone-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Galdone-936x1024.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Galdone-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Galdone.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Paul Galdone\u2019s <em>Three Little Pigs<\/em> (Clarion, 1984) is a traditional telling of the story, complete with houses of straw, sticks, and bricks and a <em>really<\/em> bad wolf who ends up falling into a pot of boiling water and getting cooked for dinner. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Kellogg-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Kellogg-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Kellogg-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Kellogg-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Kellogg.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Steven Kellogg\u2019s <em>Three Little Pigs<\/em> (HarperTrophy, 2002) is a spiffy update: the pigs have a waffle business; the wolf \u2013 who wants to eat pigs, not waffles &#8211; is a thug in a leather jacket. (He reforms at the end, but only after a sobering encounter with a hot waffle iron.) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-marshall-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-marshall-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-marshall-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-marshall.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In James Marshall\u2019s personality-laden <em>The Three Little Pigs<\/em> (Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 2000), the hero and ultimate defeater of the wolf is the third little pig, an imperturbable type who appears in bowler and waistcoat, sporting a cane. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/true-story-of-the-3-little-pigs-the.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Jon Scieszka\u2019s <em>The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs<\/em> (Puffin Books, 1996) is told from the aggrieved point of view of the wolf, now in a prison cell. None of the pig incidents was his fault, he claims; all he was trying to do was borrow a cup of sugar to make his dear old granny a birthday cake. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-wolves-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-wolves-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-wolves.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Eugene Trivizas\u2019s <em>The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig<\/em> (Aladdin, 1997) is an even more wolf-friendly version of the story: the wolves, who are cuddly, soft, and fluffy-tailed, build themselves a series of increasingly sturdy houses, only to be repeatedly attacked by the Big Bad Pig, armed with sledgehammer, jackhammer, and dynamite. They eventually tame the beast by building a gorgeous house of sweet-smelling pig-seducing flowers. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fourth-little-pig-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fourth-little-pig-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fourth-little-pig.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Teresa Celsi\u2019s <em>The Fourth Little Pig<\/em> (Steck-Vaughn, 1992) adds a feisty little sister to the Pig family, who convinces her three brothers, traumatized by their scary experience with the wolf, to relax, go outdoors, and have fun. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-hawaiian-pigs-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-hawaiian-pigs-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-hawaiian-pigs.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Donivee Laird\u2019s <em>Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark<\/em> (Barnaby Books, 1990) sets the pigs in Hawaii, where they build houses of grass, driftwood, and lava rock, go surfing, and fend off a pig-stalking shark. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alaska-three-pigs-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alaska-three-pigs-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alaska-three-pigs.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Arlene Laverde\u2019s <em>Alaska\u2019s Three Pigs<\/em> (Sasquatch Books, 2000) moves the three to the far north where they build an igloo and battle a huffing and puffing grizzly bear. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-javelinas-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-javelinas-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-javelinas-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-javelinas-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-javelinas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Susan Lowell\u2019s <em>The Three Little Javelinas<\/em> (Rising Moon Books, 1992) turns the pigs into peccaries and transfers them to the American southwest, where they build houses of tumbleweed, saguaro sticks, and adobe bricks, and defeat a hungry coyote. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-wiesner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-wiesner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-wiesner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-wiesner.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>David Wiesner\u2019s brilliant <em>The Three Pigs<\/em> (Clarion, 2001) is a delightful new take on the tale: here the pigs refuse to stick to their story line but instead turn a book page into a paper airplane and zoom off into the margins, to visit other fairy tales and nursery rhymes. (They even rescue a dragon, who eventually returns the favor, and all end up living happily in the brick house.) For ages 5 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wait-no-paint-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wait-no-paint-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wait-no-paint-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wait-no-paint.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Bruce Whatley\u2019s clever <em>Wait! No Paint!<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2005), the author\/illustrator \u2013 represented only by a Mysterious Voice \u2013 becomes involved in his own three-pigs story; the house of straw, for example, collapses when he spills a glass of juice across the page. Then he runs out of red paint, so the pigs turn green. Finally his subjects revolt. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggie-pie-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggie-pie-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggie-pie.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Margie Palatini\u2019s <em>Piggie Pie!<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1997), the barnyard pigs are threatened by Gritch the (green-fingernailed) Witch, who announces her arrival on broomstick by writing \u201cSurrender Piggies!\u201d across the sky. The pigs manage to evade her by disguising themselves as ducks, sheep, and cows; finally, thwarted, the frustrated Gritch goes off to have lunch with the Big Bad Wolf, who still hasn\u2019t managed to nab any pigs either. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-pigs-an-architectural-tale-original-imafbqkpbyhdjmj7-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-pigs-an-architectural-tale-original-imafbqkpbyhdjmj7-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-little-pigs-an-architectural-tale-original-imafbqkpbyhdjmj7.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Steven Guarnaccia\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale<\/em>\u00a0(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010), the pigs are the very professional alter-egos of famous architects Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright. All pore over blueprints as they construct elaborate houses from scraps, glass, or stone and concrete \u2013 this last Wright\u2019s Fallingwater, to which the pigs retreat to escape from the wolf, a sinister character in boots and a leather jacket. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-903x1024.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-1354x1536.jpg 1354w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-horrid-little-pigs-1806x2048.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Liz Pichon\u2019s <em>The Three Horrid Little Pigs<\/em> (Tiger Tales, 2010), the pigs are so awful that their mother boots them out to find their own homes. Determinedly horrid, pig one steals straw from the cows; pig two steals sticks from the birds; and pig three moves into a chicken coop. Luckily, when their victims protest, a helpful wolf offers the homeless and repentant pigs a pot of soup and a place to live. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Dahl-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Dahl-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-Dahl.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Roald Dahl\u2019s wicked poem <a href=\"http:\/\/allpoetry.com\/poem\/8503201-The_Three_Little_Pigs-by-Roald_Dahl\">The Three Little Pigs<\/a>\u00a0features a nefarious Little Red Riding Hood.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-puppets-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-puppets-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-puppets.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/3-little-pigs-finger-puppets-tutorial.html\">Obsessively Stitching<\/a> has patterns and a tutorial for making an adorable trio of pink pig finger puppets and a fuzzy wolf puppet, along with house templates.<\/p>\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/three-little-pigs-finger-puppets\/\">Three Little Pigs Finger Puppets<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Put on a play! Check out the reader&#8217;s theater script for Jon Scieszka&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/timrasinski.com\/presentations\/script_true_story_of_the_three_little_pigs.pdf\">The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">PIG POEMS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-little-piggy-yolen-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-little-piggy-yolen-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/this-little-piggy-yolen.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Collected by Jane Yolen, <em>This Little Piggy<\/em> (Candlewick, 2008) is a compendium of action songs and games for the very young, with a bit of background information for each, plus instructions, simple musical arrangements, and an accompanying CD. Included, along with \u201cThis Little Piggy,\u201d are \u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot,\u201d \u201cGoosey, Goosey, Gander,\u201d \u201cDance for Your Daddy,\u201d and many more. For ages 0-3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-pig-is-big-Florian-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-pig-is-big-Florian-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-pig-is-big-Florian.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In the spirit of Charles and Ray Eames\u2019s <em>Powers of Ten<\/em>, Douglas Florian\u2019s <em>A Pig Is Big<\/em> (Greenwillow, 2000) segues in rhyme from a pig to a city street to a continent to \u2013 eventually \u2013 the universe (\u201cthe biggest thing of all\/compared to it, all things seem small\u201d). For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raining-pigs-and-noodles-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raining-pigs-and-noodles-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raining-pigs-and-noodles.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The title poem in Jack Prelutsky\u2019s <em>It\u2019s Raining Pigs and Noodles<\/em> (Greenwillow, 2005) features pigs: \u201cIt\u2019s raining pigs and noodles\/It\u2019s pouring frogs and hats\/chrysanthemums and poodles\/bananas, brooms, and cats.\u201d For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dirty-beasts-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dirty-beasts-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dirty-beasts-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dirty-beasts-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dirty-beasts.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Roald Dahl\u2019s poem The Pig\u00a0\u00a0is found in his poetry collection, <em>Dirty Beasts<\/em> (Puffin, 2002).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bachlund.org\/Poets_on_Pigs.htm\">Poets on Pigs<\/a> is an online collection of pig poems by everyone from Ogden Nash and Mother Goose to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sara Teasdale, and Noel Coward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">REAL PIGS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-1505x1536.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-Gibbons-2006x2048.jpg 2006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Gail Gibbons\u2019s appealingly illustrated <em>Pigs<\/em> (Holiday House, 2000) is a straightforward overview of real pigs in which readers learn about origin, breeds, behaviors, and uses of pigs, and discover the definitions of such terms as sow, swine, and boar. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pig-by-Jules-Older-Book-Cover-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pig-by-Jules-Older-Book-Cover-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pig-by-Jules-Older-Book-Cover.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Jules Older\u2019s <em>Pig<\/em> (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2004), for the same age group, is filled with catchy trivia \u2013 for example, kids find out about pigs worldwide, pet pigs, and pig behaviors, as in why <em>do<\/em> pigs like to wallow in mud? For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-1531x1536.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/field-guide-to-pigs-2041x2048.jpg 2041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>John Pukite\u2019s <em>A Field Guide to Pigs<\/em> (Falcon, 1999) is a 128-page illustrated guide to domesticated and wild breeds of pigs, filled with unusual pig facts, pig sayings, pig superstitions, accounts of famous pigs, and a timeline of pig history. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whole-hog-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whole-hog-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whole-hog-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whole-hog-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whole-hog.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Lyall Watson\u2019s <em>The Whole Hog<\/em> (Smithsonian Books, 2004) is an entertaining history of pigs (including reminiscences of the author\u2019s pet warthog). Readers learn about pig evolution, anatomy, behavior, intelligence, and a lot of unexpected cool facts. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1-768x1219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1-968x1536.jpg 968w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pig-war-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>A war over a pig? E.C. Coleman\u2019s <em>The Pig War<\/em> (The History Press, 2010) is an account of the \u201cPig War\u201d (1859-1872) that broke out between the United States and Great Britain when an American living on an island off Washington state shot a British pig. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/joy-of-pigs-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/joy-of-pigs-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/joy-of-pigs.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From PBS, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/nature\/episodes\/the-joy-of-pigs\/introduction\/2123\/\">The Joy of Pigs<\/a> is a fascinating video survey of ancient pigs, modern pigs, global pigs, pet (Vietnamese pot-bellied) pigs, and some truly bizarre-looking wild pigs. See the website for background information, photos, puzzles, and resource lists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goats4h.com\/Pigs.html\">Pig Information<\/a> has brief information on raising pigs (a common 4-H livestock project), breeds of pigs, pig supplies, and an audio clip of pig sounds. (Not exactly oink.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MATHEMATICAL PIGS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-at-odds-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-at-odds-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pigs-at-odds.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Amy Axelrod\u2019s cartoon-illustrated pigs-and-math books include <em>Pigs at Odds<\/em> (Aladdin, 2003) in which the pig family struggles with probability at the county fair; <em>Pigs on a Blanket<\/em> (Aladdin, 1998), in which the pigs learn time concepts while racing to the beach for a swim; <em>Pigs in the Pantry<\/em> (Aladdin, 1999) in which the pigs, armed with measuring spoons and cups, try to follow numerical instructions in a recipe for Firehouse Chili; and <em>Pigs Will Be Pigs<\/em> (Aladdin, 1997), in which the pigs \u2013 hungry for enchiladas, but the piggy bank is empty \u2013 scour the house for loose change and bills, keeping a running tally until they\u2019ve finally accumulated enough money for a meal. And more. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-one-wolf-seven-shapes-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-one-wolf-seven-shapes-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-pigs-one-wolf-seven-shapes.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Grace Maccarone\u2019s <em>Three Pigs, One Wolf, Seven Magic Shapes<\/em> (Cartwheel Books, 1998), the featured pigs, who live in the village next door to the original three little pigs, set out to make their fortunes meeting many animals along the way, including the twin brother of the original Big Bad Wolf. Most of the animals in the book are made of tangram shapes, a vehicle used to teach readers a little geometry. Included with the book is a set of tangrams with which kids can make geometric animals of their own. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-dice-game-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-dice-game-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pig-dice-game.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcsb.org\/cms\/lib8\/FL01903687\/Centricity\/Domain\/1483\/Math%20Games%20for%20Parents.pdf\">The Game of Pig <\/a>is a fast-paced mathematical game for two players, using two dice. The rules are explained at the website, or there\u2019s an option to play online (against a pig).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/math.about.com\/od\/weeklyproblem\/ss\/9Pigs.htm\">The Pig Pen Puzzle<\/a> challenge is to draw just two squares to provide separate pens for nine different pigs. There\u2019s a printable pig worksheet at the website, and \u2013 for the frustrated and impatient \u2013 the solution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makinglearningfun.com\/themepages\/3PigsBrickHouseCuisenaireRodAddition.htm\">3 Pigs Build a Brick House<\/a> has printable worksheets for \u201cbuilding\u201d a pig\u2019s house using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learning-Resources-Cuisenaire-Small-Group\/dp\/B000F8R5N2\">Cuisenaire rods<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">PIGGY BANKS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/javanese_piggy_bank-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/javanese_piggy_bank-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/javanese_piggy_bank.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Why piggy banks? <a href=\"http:\/\/thefinancialbrand.com\/24204\/history-of-piggy-banks\/\">The Accidental Invention: The Origin of Piggy Banks<\/a> is a short illustrated history, including a photograph of the world\u2019s oldest money box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Visiting Amsterdam? Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/palaceunderthealps.tumblr.com\/post\/18374393286\/piggy-bank-museum-amsterdam\">Piggy Bank Museum<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/crafts\/Piggybank.shtml\">Enchanted Learning<\/a> has instructions for making a papier-mache piggy-bank. You\u2019ll need a balloon, newspaper strips, flour glue, and paint. Also see Family Education\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/fun.familyeducation.com\/handicrafts\/sculpting\/36120.html\">How to Make a Paper Mache Piggy Bank<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/martha-stewart-bottle-bank-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/martha-stewart-bottle-bank-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/martha-stewart-bottle-bank-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/martha-stewart-bottle-bank-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/martha-stewart-bottle-bank.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coupons.com\/thegoodstuff\/piggy-bank-crafts\/\">Piggy Bank Crafts<\/a> has instructions for making banks from jars, cans, and soda bottles, along with helpful hints on saving money.<\/p>\n<p>Also see Martha Stewart&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/272476\/bottle-bank\">Bottle Bank<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">THE LANGUAGE OF PIGS?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From WikiHow, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Speak-Pig-Latin\">How to Speak Pig Latin<\/a> is a tutorial with video clips. (Remember how we all thought our parents didn\u2019t know what we were saying? Pass it on to the next generation.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Grammar Girl, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/education\/grammar\/is-pig-latin-a-real-language\">Is Pig Latin a Real Language?<\/a> debates whether Pig Latin is a language or a code, and has a brief history of Pig Latin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin-1377x2048.jpg 1377w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dragonslayers-pig-latin.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Kate McMullen\u2019s <em>Pig Latin \u2013 Not Just for Pigs!<\/em> (Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 2005) in the Dragon Slayers\u2019 Academy series, young Wiglaf, his pals, and his Pig-Latin-speaking pet pig, Daisy, head out for a long weekend at Erica\u2019s father\u2019s palace \u2013 where they encounter liver pox, a peasant revolt, and an inept wizard whose spell results in the king now speaking only in Pig Latin. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">PIG ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/paper-plate-pig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.busybeekidscrafts.com\/Paper-Plate-Pig.html\">Busy Bee Kids Crafts<\/a> has photo-illustrated instructions for making a particularly adorable paper-plate pig.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftideas.info\/html\/clay_pot_pig.html\">Craftideas.info<\/a> has instructions for making pigs (or cows) from small-sized clay flowerpots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-an-Origami-Pig\">Make an Origami Pig<\/a> has easy-to-follow photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions for making an origami pig.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pink-piggy-cupcakes-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pink-piggy-cupcakes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pink-piggy-cupcakes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pink-piggy-cupcakes.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Try this recipe for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigoven.com\/recipe\/pink-piggy-cupcakes\/181595\">Pink Piggy cupcakes<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/ashleyscrafts.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/animal-ears-headbands.html\">Ashley\u2019s Craft Corner<\/a> has instructions and templates for making a pig-ears headband \u2013 and in fact, for an entire wardrobe of animal ears, among them rabbit, lamb, giraffe, and elephant. (Put on a play!)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See these instructions for making a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/peppa-pig-puppet-playhouse\/\">Peppa Pig Puppet Playhouse<\/a> (you\u2019ll need four cereal boxes) populated with pig paper-doll puppets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PIGS! There\u2019s Pooh\u2019s best friend Piglet, in A.A. 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