Piggie Pie! Explained

Piggie Pie! is a children's picture book by Margie Palatini and illustrated by Howard Fine, published by Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company.The book was followed up by 2 more squeals, Zoom Broom! (1998) and Broom Mates (2003) (both published by Hyperion Books for Children).

Plot

Gritch the Witch wants to make one of her favorite meals - piggie pie - but she lacks the crucial ingredients of piggies. Heading to Old McDonald's Farm she attempts to find some piggies, but is foiled when the pigs dress up as various barnyard creatures and even Old McDonald. Foiled, she stumbles upon the Big Bad Wolf and the two head to Gritch's house each thinking they will eat the other for lunch.

Reception

Ann A. Flowers, of Horn Book Magazine reviewed the book saying, "Extremely amusing and certain to be appreciated by young listeners of the more robust sort".[1] Dawn Friedman, of Common Sense Media reviewed the book saying "With sly tributes to at least three popular kids stories (Wizard of Oz, Old MacDonald, and The Three Little Pigs), this is sure to be a popular read-aloud - and with adult help, kids can get in on the jokes, too".[2]

It was the 1998 winner of the Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award of the Kansas Reading Association. Piggie Pie is ranked number 37 on the 2007 National Education Association list of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[3]

Nominations & awards

References

  1. Flowers, Ann A.. Horn Book Magazine, Mar/Apr96, Vol. 72 Issue 2, pp. 189-190, (Book Review)
  2. Web site: Piggie Pie. Common Sense Media. 2008-09-22. 2007-08-16.
  3. Web site: Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children . National Education Association . 2007. 2012-08-22.
  4. Web site: Buckaroo Book Award nominees. Campbell County Public Library System. 2008-09-22.
  5. Web site: Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award . Kansas Reading Association . 2008-09-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080921080922/http://www.kansasread.org/Bill_Martin_Jr_Award.htm . 2008-09-21.
  6. Web site: Golden Sower Award nominees. Nebraska Library Association. 2008-09-22.
  7. Web site: California Young Reader Medal Award nominees . Palo Alto Unified School District . 2008-09-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214111510/http://staff.pausd.org/~llosier/cyrm.html . December 14, 2007 .
  8. Web site: Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards. Maryland Association of School Librarians. 2008-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110402061901/http://www.maslmd.org/awards_past_winners.php. 2011-04-02. dead.
  9. Web site: Young Hoosier Award Nominees for K-3 . Middle Grades Reading Network . 2008-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023141920/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/8104/pzbooks/piggiepie.htm . October 23, 2009 . unfit .
  10. Web site: Mockingbird Award Winners. Abilene Public Library. 2008-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219094309/http://www.abilenetx.com/apl/kids_mock.html. 2007-12-19. dead.
  11. Web site: Kentucky Bluegrass Awards. Eastern Kentucky University Libraries. 2008-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509164359/http://kba.nku.edu/lists/winners.shtml. 2008-05-09. dead.
  12. Web site: Red Clover Award Winners. VERMONT CENTER FOR THE BOOK. 2008-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529055410/http://www.mothergooseprograms.org/lit_red_clover_winners.php. 2008-05-29. dead.
  13. Web site: Red Clover Book Awards. Vernon Elementary School . 2008-09-22.
  14. Web site: Colorado Children's Book Award Winners. Fort Collins Regional Library District. 2008-09-22.

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