Pigs Go to Market: Fun with Math and Shopping

by Amy Axelrod, Sharon McGinley-Nally (Illustrator)

The Pigs can't wait to throw their annual Halloween party. But when Grandpa and Grandma Pig eat all of the candy, the Pigs have to make a last minute trip to the market, where Mrs. Pig wins a free shopping spree. Will the Pigs bring home enough sweets to share with their friends? Or will they pig out and keep all of the candy for themselves? Join Mr. and Mrs. Pig and the piglets on their trip to the store for pounds of Halloween fun!

Genres: Mathematics, Halloween, Childrens, Money, Holiday, Picture Books

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Amy Axelrod is the author of many picture books, including The Pigs Will Be Pigs Math Series (Simon & Schuster).
Her debut novel, Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro (Holiday House 2011) was based on her childhood growing up in the 60's.
"Funny, lively, sensitive- a real winner! (Kirkus)
Amy's latest novel was co-authored with her son, David, who works in publishing.
The Bullet Catch:Murder by Misadventure (Holiday House 2015) is a Junior Library Guild selection.
Amy lives with her husband in New York's Hudson Valley in a house built in 1729. When she isn't writing, she's reading, baking, biking, bird-watching, or dreaming about all the places on her bucket list.

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I read this book I want to die. There's math and pigs and Halloween. Then there's a shopping spree (congratulations, pigs! You're our millionth shopper! Now go be an even bigger pig and grab all you can and shove it in your cart! Ready? Go!). The whole thing is disgusting and completely, well, American.

Wonder of wonders, the book ends with the piggies successfully loading all their freebie shit into the car and driving their lardy asses home...but before they can get home (yes, this is what it says, really!)
they have this to say:

"'Dear, what we need is a little pick-me-up.' said Mr. Pig.
'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?'
Mrs. Pig broke open the candy while Mr. Pig drove home."

And, to close...All You Can Eat (of Ben Folds!)- Listen up, piggies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9qa_c...

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty cute. It was a Halloween themed story with the main group of characters pigs. These pigs were dressed in extravagant costumes and a couple of them had a bunch of hair…I told myself they were wigs, but I guess that’s not really important in an imaginative story like this. There was some math references and practice opportunities. The Halloween candy and Verona were used in groups to help teach addition to multiplication.

[Bobby Adkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was extremely good. It was very useful to the piont were i may choose to use it in my tutoring. The book was very simple to read. It also gave you great chances to explain math to the kids. On both ends it does a great job explaining basic math and reading.

[The Unschoolers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok so the kids were meh about the story and I'm so disappointed in the math element. Boooo

[Ashley Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute little book about some pigs that were going shopping for Halloween supplies. They needed candy and food. I would use this book for grades 1-2 to do a math lesson. If the pigs ate five rows of four gumdrops how many did they eat, is a question that I might ask. This is a great book to use when focusing on word problems. There are even sample problems in the back of the book. For kindergarten I would focus on money and allow them to purchase candy like the pigs did in the book with money.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bonus star for math integration: measurement, money, multiplication. The Pigs are all set for Halloween, but they forgot to buy candy (and a whole lot of other stuff, it turns out). We see the prices and weight measures of different types of candies. As Mrs. Pig fills her cart, we try to figure out the total prices depending on how much she buys of each item.

Additional resources:
http://www.amyaxelrod.com/pigswillbep...

[Quynh Le · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book serves as a nice introduction to counting and money. I liked that it's set in a supermarket since that's such a common place and anything Halloween related is always fun. From the pictures, I can ask my students "how much does 2 boxes of 'Witches Brooms' cost?" or "if I started in aisle 1, how many more aisles till I reach the fresh produce section?" I also liked the little 'candies eaten' and 'measurement facts' pages at the end.

[Autumn Yoon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A wonderful book to use when implementing a math lesson on measuring and multiplication! The story in engaging and student would enjoy it. It follows "the pigs" and their shopping adventure to buy candy for Halloween. Mrs. Pigs wins a free shopping spree, and we follow her through the market as she picks up items to buy. Great book for students 2-4!

[Joyce Munzwandi]

The book has an integration of various math concepts: measurement, money, multiplication. The Pigs are all set for Halloween but the grandparents have eaten up all the candy. We see the prices and weight measures of different types of candies. Students can try to work out the total amount paid by the pigs after their shopping.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book did a good job introducing some math vocabulary. This book could be used with 4-5th grade students to teach basic counting skills, addition and about time. The end of the book has a section where you can extend your lesson into multiplication with the Halloween candy as well as measurement facts about weight.

[Alesha Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book becomes exciting when they win a shopping spree. This book introduced many math vocabulary words. This book can be used to teach basic counting skills about time and money. Also, I love this book because it The end of the book it included a lesson where you can use multiplication with the halloween candy.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Halloween version of the Pigs adventures is that the mother pig wins a free shopping spree and she goes around the store getting items. The items in the store are set up in arrays. it's a great book for teaching multiplication as arrays to students.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book works as a model for how to manage money while shopping. The students have a opportunity to work through money math problems with scaffolded assistance through the story. I recommend this book for 2nd-4th grades.

[Katie O'Toole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have kids use magazine cut outs of items teachers selected to make a collage. Afterwards students would see a price chart of the items that the teacher made, and determine how much their total 'shopping spree' would cost.

[Sharonneika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book for usage with a math lesson on money. Kids would enjoy it and learn at the same time. I would recommend it for 2nd and 3rd grade lessons.

[Airiel Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for showing students how to manage their money while shopping and also has math problems that they can solve.

[Tiffanni Dean]

This can be used to teach students how to count money.

[Randi Erickson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could use this book to introduce counting money, multiplication, and measurements. I think this book would be best for upper elementary grades 3-5.

[Kalisha Mohammed · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would use this book to to teach my students about price, choice, and comparative shopping. They will examine the information provided on manufacturers' coupons and play a "shopping spree" game.

[Lorraine Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

can be use for:
- shopping and using money
- real life situations where math is needed

[↜ƈɦǟռ☂ɛℓℓɛ↝ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story about pigs needing Halloween candy

[SamZ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok,so the idea was great, but it just didn't pull through for me.

[Kristen Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book for counting money. A little advanced maybe for older students. But very fun book.

[Kamyshia]

fun with money and solving math problems !

[AHMEA]

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