This Little Piggy Went Singing

by Margaret Wild, Deborah Niland (Illustrations)

A delightful Christmas book for little children that plays on the traditional "This Little Piggy" nursery rhyme This little piggy went singing This little piggy stayed home This little piggy had plum pudding This little piggy had none And this little piggy went jingle, jingle, jingle all the way home. Meet five little pigs who are full of life and all the excitement of Christmas! They are either out singing, dancing, and playing music, or staying at home baking and trimming the tree. The piggies are into everything, even a little stargazing. Keep your eye on your favorite piggy as it enjoys all sorts of Christmas fun, before hanging up the stockings and singing ho ho ho all the way home.

Genres: Christmas

24 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2015

About the author

Margaret Wild is one of Australia's most highly respected picture-book creators whose award-winning children's books are loved by children all over the world. Margaret has published over seventy picture books for young children and she has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian children's literature.

Reviews

[Shallowreader VaVeros · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was gorgeous. By building upon the traditional nursery rhyme, this book is filled with rhythms and repetitions. Gorgeous.

Bonus glitter on the cover of my library copy!

[Nikki Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sing along to 10 different and fun versions of This Little Piggy Went to Market!

I read this to little Brynn twice yesterday and she absolutely loved it. It’s fun and has a repetitive singalong vibe and cute little illustrations too.

I especially liked the different foods they had and the noise they made on the way home, some were a little quirky 🤪

This will be a daily read until we have to return it back to the library!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to like it, but it’s just a bit weird. The rhyming flow isn’t quite there and I feel like I’m always a syllable off when reading this to my 3yo, who is a big fan of the piggy pictures. I’ll be glad to pop this one away in the cupboard after Christmas is over!

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.2 stars; checked out from WI Library (Cross Plains); topic part of toddler curriculum from ABCJesusLovesMe

[Nella · Rating 5 out of 5]

First we had dancing pigs now singing. These little piggies are readying themselves for Christmas and this book, with a glittery cover and no snow in sight, is going to be my Christmas gift of choice for many little ones.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Geared much more towards pre-school and Kinder audiences.