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Hogwash!
by
Karma Wilson (Goodreads Author),
Jim McMullan
He washed the horses, ducks and cows
The goats, the cats and dogs.
Everything went dandy...
Until the farmer reached his hogs.
"No hogwash for us today. Pigs love dirt - so go away!"
Farmer's stubborn pigs refuse to be hogwashed, and no matter what he tries, poor Farmer cannot trick them into getting clean! But when several failed attempts leave him stuck in the mud, our determ...more
The goats, the cats and dogs.
Everything went dandy...
Until the farmer reached his hogs.
"No hogwash for us today. Pigs love dirt - so go away!"
Farmer's stubborn pigs refuse to be hogwashed, and no matter what he tries, poor Farmer cannot trick them into getting clean! But when several failed attempts leave him stuck in the mud, our determ...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
June 7th 2011
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Aug 01, 2012
Melanie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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farmers,
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One spring day Farmer decides his animals all need a good cleaning. He gets everyone except the pigs. The pigs want nothing to do with being clean. They foil all attempts made by Farmer to get them clean. Farmer tries spraying water into the pig pen but that just makes more mud. Then he tries delivering a pizza but the pigs see right through that. Finally Farmer loads up his crop plane with suds but finds he didn't put any gas in the plane.
When he crash lands in the pig sty he learns that mud ca...more
When he crash lands in the pig sty he learns that mud ca...more
Another fun rhyming book by one of my favorite children's book authors.
"One warm day in early May,
Farmer had a plan
To spring-clean all his animals
Till each was spic 'n' span."
And he has no trouble washing his horses, ducks, cows, goats, cats and dog. But the hogs? When he goes to the pigpen, he sees that the pigs have made a sign:
"No hogwash
For us today
Pigs love dirt-
So go away!"
And the battle is on. Will Farmer be able to complete his spring cleaning? Or are there other surprises ahead? Fun ill...more
"One warm day in early May,
Farmer had a plan
To spring-clean all his animals
Till each was spic 'n' span."
And he has no trouble washing his horses, ducks, cows, goats, cats and dog. But the hogs? When he goes to the pigpen, he sees that the pigs have made a sign:
"No hogwash
For us today
Pigs love dirt-
So go away!"
And the battle is on. Will Farmer be able to complete his spring cleaning? Or are there other surprises ahead? Fun ill...more
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A cute story about a farmer that tries to spring clean all of the animals on his farm but meets his match when he tries to give the pigs a bath. The artwork is incredible! The colors are beautiful and each page is detailed without being too cluttered. The story brings to mind Click, Clack, Moo in that the pigs write the farmer messages and also brings to mind Green Eggs and Ham in that the farmer is at odds with the pigs throughout much of the book only to come around to the pigs' way of thinkin...more
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This will be fun to read to young children. It reminds me a bit of Mrs. Wishy Washy, and I'm pretty sure that Kindergarten and first grade students will make that connection. Farmer has decided that all of the animals need to be washed. All goes fine until he encounters the pigs who have no intentions of being washed, no matter what the farmer tries.
This story is cute but not my favorite. I felt like it was longer than it really needed to be and I lost interest half way through. This would be a good book to read if you were teaching about farms and animals on a farm because the illustrations do a great job showing farm life in a fun animated way. The children would find the pigs very funny.
This is a really cute book. It is about a farmer who tries to trick the pigs on the farm into taking a bath. Finally, he gives up and uses a helicopter. When the helicoptor crashes and the farmer ends up in the mud with the pigs, he realizes how fun it is to be dirty. This is a funny story and could be used in a lesson that involves farm animals.
This book is about a farmer whose pigs get dirty after being washed, and he is on a mission to get them washed again. By the end of the story he ends up in the mud with them and realizes just how much fun it is. This book has a very catchy rhyme and great illustrations, making it so funny and engaging. Kids always enjoy it!
It’s time for Farmer to wash the animals. All the animals are amenable to this, except the hogs. The hogs are openly rebellious.
Full of clever word play and lots of mud.
“Farmer stomped his feet and yelled,
‘You oinkers got me riled!’
They still refused to take a bath.
Those pigs had gone hog wild!”
Full of clever word play and lots of mud.
“Farmer stomped his feet and yelled,
‘You oinkers got me riled!’
They still refused to take a bath.
Those pigs had gone hog wild!”
Jun 25, 2011
Marcie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Marcie by:
Woodbury new books
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OK! It seems I always love Karma Wilson. After a quick read, I had to read this aloud to my husband and we both got a number of laughs. Even better than last year's The Cow Loves Cookies that did get nominated for CCBA. Jim McMullan's illustrations are perfect. How nice this would be to pair with Click Clack Moo.
Darling, adorable, too cute. Fun. Read about the farmer who wants to clean up his farm and starts with various animals and ending with the pigs......who don't want to be washed! All kinds of battles ensue and so does the fun of reading this story! Nice illustrations, fun storyline. I love Karma Wilson.
Karma Wilson is the Queen of read aloud books. A farmer sets out to give all his critters a bath but the pigs object and refuse to let him in their pig pen. The poor farmer makes numerous attempts but eventually gives up and joins the pigs in a mud bath. Lots of laughs in this rhyming farm tale.
When farmer decides to spring clean his animals, everything is fine until he gets to the hogs. The signs that they write in mud clearly show their disdain for being clean. Has some funny moments but I wasn't totally bowled over by this one or the ending, which fell just a bit flat.
A farmer trys to give his pigs a wash. They lock in out and wont let him in. He then decided to get his crop plane and wash them from above. His plane runs out of gas and he crashes. He then finds out he loves the mud too and never tries to give the pigs a bath again.
My son loves this book and so do I. We checked it out from our local library. I'm from the country and i love reading my son books about life on the farm. This is a cute, humorous book your kids are sure to love! And it's not super long, making it a good bedtime story.
Like the idea of the story but oddly enough (even though I usually like his stuff) was not as big of a fan of the illustrations. This is a rhyming book.
This says it was published in 2004. How is it I've never seen it before? And it was displayed face out at the bookstore?
This says it was published in 2004. How is it I've never seen it before? And it was displayed face out at the bookstore?
Not much sense - obvious flaw is that even a preschooler will know the farmer's idea of adding water to the pen is just going to create mud - same with dropping a load of water from a crop plane. Not funny. Humor should depend on surprise.
Karma Wilson is one of those children's author's you can just count on. The rhyme in this book is fantastic and the story is very funny. I have done Mud storytimes before and this one will just have to go on that list.
This elicited a genuine chuckle from me, even though I'm exhausted from spending 3 days signing up 800 kids for summer reading. Illustrations are good and the rhyming text is great. A worthy addition to the farm books.
One of the cutest children's books I've read in a long time. Maybe I am biased to it b/c my daughter is obsessed with pigs, and everytime I see a book w/ pigs at the library I grab it. Really Fun story!!
I love Karma Wilson's "bear" books, but this one just felt a touch more forced to me. Hilarious and the kids loved it, but I didn't think it was as strong. A fun read aloud, but not a book to really savor.
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Kids love books about pigs and the twist in this tale is right up their alley.
Kids love books about pigs and the twist in this tale is right up their alley.
Sometimes I read books to bring out the kid in me and this book have accomplished that for me. The illustrations is awesome the writing is funny and cute.
When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun. www.hcpl.net
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Love this book. Farmer tries to make everything clean including the hogs but finds out that maybe it is more fun playing in the mud.
C loved this and the companion Horseplay- which surprised and pleased me! He loved the illustrations and pointing out funny things.
Its funny, dirty (the good kind), adventurous and it rhymes. Fun pictures! Great book to read young, mischevious, animal-loving kids.
Cute rhyming story about trying to wash the muddiest animals -- the hogs. Would be fun for a bathtime or clean-and-dirty storytime.
This is a cute rhyming book by one of the greats, Karma Wilson. I can't wait to share this with my story time crowd!
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Karma Wilson grew up an only child of a single mother in the wilds of North Idaho. Way back then (just past the stone age and somewhat before the era of computers) there was no cable TV and if there had been Karma could not have recieved it. TV reception was limited to 3 channels, of which one came in with some clarity. Karma did the only sensible thing a lonely little girl could do…she read or pl...more
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