Fiona The Pig

by Leigh Hobbs

Children and parents will adore the character of Fiona the Pig, whose personality is as charming as that of the beloved Eloise and Olivia. Zany illustrations add extra humor to the generation gap between parents and children in this engaging story of a precocious pig who loves to be neat, and her parents, who can't understand why she doesn't want to live like a messy pig. Leigh Hobbs' illustrations perfectly capture Fiona's girlish neatness, while conveying a sense that even in her very un-pig-like pursuits, she's really a bit of a mess.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 10, 2004

Reviews

[McKayden Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fiona the Pig is a darling book about a young clean pig that beats to her own drum and confuses her dirty stereotypical pig parents with her cleanliness. The story sends a good message when the parents learn to accept their pretty in pink daughter for who she is. The illustrations of this book are sweet and adorable, just like the text. They support the text extremely well and really add creativity. The text is great because it is fun and attention grabbing. It is easy to understand and easy to read. This book is definitely a great read for any young girl because it is relatable and cute, which is what every girl needs.

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who the hell do these pig parents think they are? "Oh, I eat cakes out of a goddamn wheelbarrow, I'm this and that." Get over yourselves. All Fiona wants is to dance like a millipede and you bastards go on and on about "Oh, she's not as terrible as us so she sucks" and whatnot. Let me tell you something, you jerk-ass pigs, I saw you eating your food off a silver platter. Yeah, thought that was a big secret, eh? So get off Fiona's ass.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been reading this book to my daughter Sophie for the last four nights. She loves it. The story is about a pig called Fiona who loves ballet,the colour pink and who loves having a tea party with her dollies. Her mum and dad are upset that Fiona is this way and not a dirty messy pig like them.

[Yulidy Decena]

I think this book was more for a parent because it says that they didn't like their daughters habits but the daughter doesn't even know and in the end the parents like her no matter what. It's an o.k. book.