It's that good.'- Jon Klassen, Caldecott Medal winner for This Is Not My Hat 'Even non-Book-Hogs should have this one. 'A book that readers will be eager to hog.'- Booklist

It's that good.' -Jon Klassen, Caldecott Medal winner for This Is Not My Hat 'A book that readers will be eager to hog.' - Booklist

Greg Pizzoli, master of read-aloud fun and three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient, introduces a character sure to steal kids' hearts using his signature cheerful colors and lighthearted narrative style. There's only one problem: he can't read! But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving pig discovers the treasure that books really are. There's only one problem: he can't read! Geisel Medalist Pizzoli presents a new heart-stealing character in this humorous picture book.ture book.īook Synopsis Settle down with this funny book and learn about the magic of reading as a kind librarian teaches a silly pig how much fun reading can be! The Book Hog loves books - the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and he'll grab whatever he can find. Kids will get the clear message that libraries are great places to get comfy with books as well as to read them-and also that any library with room for a scooter-riding porker has room for you.About the Book The Book Hog 'loves' books-the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and he'll grab whatever he can find. The scooter-riding, beret-wearing Book Hog leads a life of enviable independence (kids will get a kick out of his happily hanging out on the john with book in hand), so his vulnerability helps put theirs in context it’s also a nice touch that the titles on all his books finally become legible when he can read. The art bounces fluorescent pink off of glowing green, with black lines and a few paler or shaded takes on the basic colors for variety.

While those who can read the jokes and references in the visually included titles and covers (some of them Pizzoli’s own) will get the most satisfaction, the text is a warm invitation to the wonders of the library. Best not to look too closely at the logic of the plot, since this is basically an old-school tribute to books and the book side of libraries. He immediately hauls his collection from home in for reading and becomes a diehard library patron, attending storytime after storytime and practicing hard until finally he masters reading all on his own. Happening on a library one day, he’s overwhelmed when kind Miss Olive, the elephant librarian, offers to read a book with him. The Book Hog is a perky pig who adores books (“He loved the way they smelled, and the way the pages felt in his hooves”) and collects them from all over-but he doesn’t actually know how to read.

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