Piggypine
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A feisty narrator and a determined pig-porcupine critter argue over whether this is Piggypine’s story in this rambunctious meta picture book about being yourself and seeing people for who they are, not who they’re not.
Half pig, half porcupine, Piggypine is looking for his story. Could this be it? The narrator sure doesn’t think so! Just look at Piggypine—he’s kind of a disaster. He’s terrible at running. His spelling is even worse. And his favorite snack is a paper towel smeared with honey! Not to mention, this story is about dogs, and Piggypine is most certainly not a dog.
But Piggypine is determined to stay, and as hijinks ensue, it seems like Piggypine’s story is coming to an end before it even begins. Or is it?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
As a narrator endeavors to tell a simple story entitled "My First Dog," an endearing "piggypine" (part pig, part porcupine) attempts to insert itself into the tale. Appearing at the end of one story, the snout-nosed creature makes its way onto the page, looking for a spot of its own. Explaining "you're an idea that never got finished," the unsympathetic speaker notes that another story's about to start, then kicks off the tale of Ruby, a pale-skinned girl who loves dogs. As Piggypine insistently disrupts the telling, the increasingly frustrated narrative voice coldly informs, "There's no room in this story for a piggypine." That verdict remains unchanged even after the creature offers more about itself (favorite food: "paper towels and honey"). But as the narrator attempts to kick Piggypine off the page, Ruby comes to the rescue, highlighting the way sometimes even a writer doesn't know where things are going. Morris's polished dialogue and Santoso's emotive, colored pencil–like digital drawings tie together the narrative tug-of-war. Ages 4–8.
