Publish Date |
September 18, 2018 |
Category |
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pigs Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories |
Price |
$8.99 |
ISBN: 9781534437241
Format: Board book
Pages: 18
Publisher: Boynton Bookworks
Published: September 18, 2018
“Seven years after Little Pookie first appeared, this popular piglet is finally celebrating Christmas…The rhyming text mirrors the spare illustrations. A spidery type that emulates handwriting makes it clear when Pookie is speaking. The second-to-last spread shows Pookie, mama, and six other pigs—and Boynton's requisite chicken—singing (‘Con brio’), ‘MER-RY CHRIST-MAS! MER-RY CHRIST-MAS! AND A HAP-PY NEW YEAR!’…Finally Pookie hangs a stocking and goes off to bed without any fuss, anticipating presents on Christmas morning. The small size, a predictable winter adventure, and Boynton's very toddlerlike character make this a fine stocking stuffer or an ideal Christmas Eve read to share with other little piggies.”“It’s Christmas Eve, and the eponymous porcine character is out the door as soon as snowflakes start to fall. Snowsuit-clad in festive colors, Pookie and Pookie’s mother walk in the snow until “our noses are frozen.” Next, the two make paper garlands, turn on Christmas lights, and bake cookies. After family and friends arrive for a sing-along, it’s time to hang stockings and head to bed: “Tomorrow is Christmas,/ and when it is light,/ we will open our presents./ But for now, it’s good night.” Boynton’s big-snouted pig characters and easy-to-read lines again provide a warm and gently humored outing.”