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. 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. The Book Hog loves books - the way they look.
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. Biggie Biggie Volume 2 Pdf, but end up in infectious downloads. Students quickly recognized the colors on the cover and the. Happening on a library one day, he’s overwhelmed when kind Miss Olive, the elephant librarian, offers to read a book with him. This was the question posed to students as we began Greg Pizzolis new book, The Book Hog. 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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