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Pig Dreams
Everyone knows that when you can’t get to sleep, you count sheep. But what happens when pigs decide they want to be the ones children count when they try to fall asleep?
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The pigs live happily and peacefully together but they can’t help wondering why only sheep get to be counted by children trying to fall asleep. Why can’t children count pigs instead?
One day, a particularly ambitious pig decides to discuss the situation with a sheep, who makes it quite clear that only sheep are qualified to do the job. But this team of pigs has other ideas and starts to put their plans in action! Will they be able to help children fall asleep as well as the sheep?
TRANSLATORS
- English: Cecilia Ross
- Picture Book
- Years: + 4 years
- Size: 210 x 295 mm / 8,2 x 11,6 in
- Product Form: Hardback
- Pages: 44
- ISBN: 978-84-10406-62-9
- $ 17,99 / 15,90 €
Funny details in the illustrations, which alternate between night and day scenes, make this picture book about self-acceptance memorable.
Clever dialogue and quirky narratorial asides make for wryly humorous reassurance that it’s OK to stop chasing a dream—especially if pursuing one’s aspirations yields only angst. An appealingly offbeat argument in favor of the status quo.
Pig Dreams is a silly story sure to induce giggling for young readers. With cartoonish figures, loose linework, and fittingly smudgy coloring, the illustrations really capture the energy of each scene, from the pirouetting pigs to snoring Johnny. There’s more text on the page than in a typical picture book for this age group, so it’s best suited to a one-on-one read-aloud, ideally at bedtime, as long as little ones don’t mind dreaming of happy pigs.
Expressive eyebrows abound! So the same team that did a picture book called The Flock a couple years ago has come out with a companion picture book. Don’t worry, though. You won’t need to have seen the first book to understand what’s happening in the second.
Pig Dreams is a funny book about pigs chasing their dreams and finding out it isn’t what they were imaging. Children ages 4 and up will enjoy the changes that occur in the pigs as they attempt this new job and end up looking very different.
A familiar plot and appealing illustrations will appeal to readers seeking light, entertaining fare.
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