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Nov 18, 2009
What do mother pigs do after their children spent the day playing in paint, mud and sand? Geisert’s etchings with small swaths of color are wonderfully detailed, showing the many tanks, pipes and chimneys of the paint factory, as well as the pig wash with its large, wooden tub on springs so it will make waves, a kettle with fire underneath to heat the water and the machine that is designed to get the logs to put in the fire. But a washing tub is not the only amenity for the pig mothers, as ea
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Nov 16, 2011
Kathryn
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I can appreciate the creativity of mother pig's elaborate "hogwash" contraption (and the details in Geisert's illustrations) but this is a case where I really would have liked some text to feel more invested in the "story." That said, I do think some readers will really love that this is a wordless picture book and kids will probably have a great time looking at the detailed illustrations and trying to figure out how the contraption works :-)
Nov 16, 2010
Lobstergirl
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Piggies get washed in a vast Rube-Goldberg-like contraption, in Geisert's wordless book. I'm a big fan of his etchings. This book, a hardcover, weighs about 0.001 ounce and was manufactured in China - like all children's books now, apparently. Really? Do we really have to manufacture our juvenile literary works in China?
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Sep 18, 2010
Lindsey
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Pigs get muddy then go through a complex washing system to get clean. If the system was more complex then it would actually be more interesting, but this book is for the younger set. I think little kids can easily figure out what is going on.
Definitely not the best wordless picture book out there.
Definitely not the best wordless picture book out there.
Feb 02, 2009
Greta
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I really enjoy the creative illustrations by this illustrator/author. I have a son who wishes I could build all the contraptions he imagines and his contraptions might look very similar to ones depicted in this wordless picture book.
Dec 03, 2008
Tamsyn
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The kids love the inventiveness of this wordless picture book, about pigs at the beach that get into a mess and go through a wildly imaginative "washing machine". I love the pictures of the pigs hanging by clothespins to dry.
Nov 24, 2011
Virginia
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This book was completely text-less. The illustrations were definitely followable, but were fairly cluttered and might not be the best for a smaller child with a short attention span.
May 02, 2010
Lesley
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It was fun to "read" this story without words. The pictures were very detail oriented. The package deal didn't wow me, but was cute enough.
Jan 11, 2009
Molly
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No different to me than anything else Geisert has done. Not a big fan. Ages 5+
Jul 03, 2009
Erin
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A hands-down favorite. This quirky book overflows with humor and inventiveness.
Jun 14, 2008
george
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The little piggies play all day and get very dirty. However will their mothers get them clean? They aren't concerned--the moms have already taken care of the problem--with a huge contraption that gets the job done.
Didn't love it. I guess I like my picture books to have words. The illustrations were pretty interesting and detailed, but overall I just wasn't overly impressed. The machines were amusing, but not overwhelming.
Didn't love it. I guess I like my picture books to have words. The illustrations were pretty interesting and detailed, but overall I just wasn't overly impressed. The machines were amusing, but not overwhelming.
Jan 21, 2009
Molly
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I enjoyed the detailing in the pictures, and I think kids will find the whole washing experience pretty funny (maybe this will make my son appreciate his nice calm bath!!).
Aug 29, 2008
Susan
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0-7. A wordless picture book demonstrating the complicated way a mother pigs gets her pigs bathed. They start by playing and getting dirty (rolling in mud, paint, etc)then go through a lengthy machine-like process to get clean. It just didn't appeal to me and I did care for the art style.
Sep 29, 2008
Amy
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I probably didn't look at it carefully enough but I totally didn't get it. The book is a wordless story told through the illustrations but when all was said and done, it never engaged me enough to be interesting. And like I said, missed the big "punch" at the end.
Apr 11, 2010
Dianna
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My three-year-old son and I enjoyed this wordless book about pigs getting muddy and dirty, and the elaborate washing machine system that their mothers send them through to clean them up.
Jun 06, 2008
Rachel
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Wordless picture book with pigs getting dirty and then getting washed. A little weird, but budding engineers will like it
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