[ 책 소개 ]

* School Library Journal Best Book
* Irma Simonton Black Award 수상작
* Christopher Award 수상작
* Booklist Editors' Choice


"Silly Sally", "The Big Hungry Bear", "Piggies", "The Napping House" 등 수많은 걸작 어린이 그림책을 만든 부부작가 Don Wood와 Audrey Wood의 작품입니다. 국내에서는 제이와이북스에서 노부영으로 출간되었습니다.

이 책은 'Piggies'에서 나오는 귀여운 돼지들 중 한마리 인것 같은 Piggy Pie Po가 행동하고 배우고 먹는 것에 대한 세 가지 이야기로 이루어져 있습니다.

첫 번째 이야기에서는 Piggy Pie Po 가 어떤 옷을 입을 때는 어떤 행동을 하는 지를 보여줍니다.
파티의상을 입었을 때는 그는 춤을 추기를 좋아하고, 오리발을 신으면 수영을 하고, 노란 코트를 입으면 배를 탑니다.
그런데 목욕을 할 땐 어떤 옷을 입을까요?

두번째 이야기에서는 Piggy Pie Po가 얼마나 똑똑하고 영리한지를 보여줍니다.
10부터 1까지 거꾸로 셀 수 도 있고, 책장에 있는 모든 책을 혼자 다 읽을 수 있지만..그도 모든 것을 다 할 수는 없지요.
과연 그가 못하는 것은 무엇일까요?

마지막 세 번째 이야기에서는 Piggy Pie Po가 친구집으로 저녁식사를 하러 갔을 때 벌어지는 일이랍니다.
친구가 거기 없다는 것을 알고..그는 혼자서 아주 멋진 만찬을 즐깁니다.
복숭아와 자두,레몬파이..등등 여러가지를 먹은 Piggy Pie Po..
맛있게 먹은 그에게 과연 어떤 일이 벌어졌을까요?

이 책은 어린 유아들이 즐길 수 있도록 경쾌한 라임으로 구성이 되어 있으며, 생동감있고 밝은 색채로 그려진 주인공의 귀엽고 익살스런 행동을 보면서, 책을 읽는 동안 자신이 Piggy Pie Po가 된 것 같은 기분을 느낄 수 있을 것입니다.






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Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1328886123
ISBN-13: 9781328886125
책 크기: 22.9 cm x 22.9 cm



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Book Description
Who is Piggy Pie Po? Just the smartest (maybe), messiest (probably), silliest (definitely) piggy you'll ever meet. In these three small and playful stories, he's sure to become every child's most unforgettable new friend.
Award-winning team Audrey and Don Wood's picture books have been loved by children and parents for more than twenty-five years. With the perfect pacing and exuberant illustrations in this new format, the next generation of little ones can discover Piggy Pie Po and all its charms.


Publisher's Weekly
"As exuberant as the pigs in the Woods' Piggies, this solo star will likewise appeal to toddlers, whether he's dancing in his "party pants" or playing a bongo drum in a hula skirt."


School Library Journal
Three vignettes follow the antics of an active and curious piglet. In the first narrative, the lovable character displays some of his special clothes and what he likes to do while wearing them. “Piggy Pie Po likes to dance/when he wears his party pants./If he wears his rubber fins,/Piggy Pie Po swims and swims.” In the next, children hear about all the things the little piggy is good at. “For a penny he will spell pistachio and pimpernel./But there's one thing he can't do…/Piggy Pie can't tie his shoe–yet!” In the last tale, Piggy Pie Po arrives at dinner before the other guests and helps himself to the delicious feast but regrets his final, unfortunate sampling of a red hot pepper. The jolly, alliterative rhyme dances merrily on the tongue, and the paintings of the endearing pig's adventures are surrounded by generous white space. Particularly amusing are the illustrations of Piggy Pie's trip to the tub, where he wears “only bubbles, head to toes,” and of his attempt to slurp the soup that's running down his head. Though perfect for storytime, the simple language and limited text per page will appeal to beginning readers as well. This sweet tale will have wide appeal.


Booklist
The energetic pig who cavorts through the three tiny stories comprising the Woods' newest picture book may look familiar to the collaborative couple's fans--he is clearly related to the 10 reddish-pink porkers from Piggies (1991). What's different, though, is the simpler artwork, drawn by Audrey Wood, then painted by her husband, Don. Piggie Pie Po is the star of almost every page, a fact made clear by the generous white space surrounding, and emphasizing, his actions. The rhymes about what he wears (bubbles in the bathtub), his smarts (in everything but tying his shoes), and a singular eating escapade (which ends when he encounters a red-hot pepper) comprise the plots of each tale. They merrily scan, making for a fun read-aloud experience: “He spilled the soup! / He didn't care. / He got it in his piggy hair.” The accompanying porcine portrait, featuring an upended bowl between floppy ears and a self-satisfied expression on Piggie's face as he slurps at a drip, is laugh-out-loud cute. A little gem.