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Book ReviewsPigs Aplenty Pigs Galore! |
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Book: Pigs Aplenty Pigs Galore!
Written by: McPhail |
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Pigs Gone Wild
Rating:
5 / 5
I became a big fan of David McPhail's Pig books after reading his colorful and very funny "Pigs Ahoy." This earlier book again chronicles the age-old theme of man vs. pig with creative rhymes, chaotic scenes, and vivid, imaginative illustrations.
Our hero is a 30-something male who may or may not be dreaming his encounter with a gang of messy, loud pigs: McPhail cleverly leaves open the possibility that his house isn't really inhabited by scores of "black pigs, white pigs, Brown and pink pigs, Making-oatmeal-in-the-sink pigs." In any event, these apparently nocturnal pigs are busy riding skateboards, dressing up, playing in a band, and ordering 50 pizzas! McPhail's rhymes are simple but clever, and he throws in an old favorite just for good measure:
Pigs from England,
Pigs from France,
Pigs in just
Their underpants.
When the young man reads the huge pizza bill, he decides he's had his fill. The pigs beg to stay (they know a good thing when they see it) and he relents, but only if they'll clean up after themselves. Pigs will be pigs, however, and even the cleanup is full of mishaps, messes, and (one suspects) some intentional mischief. Every page of this colorful action-packed book is funny and creative. In one section, McPhail draws gigantic pigs towering over the others, their snouts proud, and their robes loud:
The King of Pigs
The Piggy Queen-
The biggest pigs
I've ever seen.
On the next two pages, dozens of pigs arrive at the house by ship, train, airplane (from which the pigs parachute), and "pigmobile." I thought that the narrative is not as clever as in "Pigs Ahoy," this is more Three Stooges than Marx Brothers. Still, if you just like zany, uncomplicated stories with outrageous pictures, or if you like pigs, or even if you're kind of like a pig yourself, this will fast become a favorite.
Piggy Delight for a Noisy Night
Rating:
5 / 5
What a pleasure this little book is! The art is striking and hilarious, and the rhyming text is smooth, clever, and never forced or awkward. My daughter adores the boisterous piggies and their many guises: ballerina piggies! Clown piggies! Baseball piggies!
Grown-up readers-aloud will appreciate the fine, funny details in the illustrations, and can sympathize with the hapless narrator, who just wants to settle down in peace with his own book for the evening. Kids may not recognize themselves in the exuberant partying porkers, but moms and dads sure will. This one will reward multiple readings, and may even inspire your own little party animals to clean up a bit before snuggling down for a cozy bedtime.
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
Rating:
5 / 5
Pig Aplenty, Pig Galore was a great book! It was about a whole bunch of pigs that
invaded a mans house! The man gets tired of all the pigs and finally yells and shouts "Get
Out" then the pigs cry and beg to stay and the man is like fine but you need to sweep and
clean the walls. The pigs did anything to stay with the man! When they were done cleaning
they all went upstairs and brushed there tails and teeth! They all went to bed even the man
and all night all the man could ever think and dream about is pigs, pigs, and more pigs! I
think children would enjoy the funniness of this book and also it is a poem that rhymes and
that is pretty neat also!
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