Peter Piglet

by John Alfred Rowe

Peter Piglet finds the most beautiful pair of golden shoes. He immediately slips them on and learn to walk in them. Peter adores the shoes and he devastated when they disappear. The shoes aren't gone for good, though. One was adopted by a turtle who'd lost his shell, and the other by a mother bird who needed a home for her babies. Peter gets over the loss of his beautiful shoes when he realizes that being useful is more important than being beautiful. Full color.

36 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Megan (ReadingRover) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book a few years ago because of the beautiful illustrations. They appear to be paintings from what I can tell and they're amazing. The story is simple and sends a message. Sometimes it's more important to be useful than beautiful. Peter finds a pair of golden shoes which he adores and parades around in. He falls asleep and when he wakes up they're gone. Then he sees 2 other animals each with one of the shoes. These animals found the shoes and are using them because they need them. The tortoise lost its home and the blackbird lost her nest in a storm. The shoes provided them with replacements. Peter then realizes how happy he is for both of the other animals and that he doesn't need fancy shoes to be happy.
This was a cute story but the artwork is what really pulled me in.

[Mladoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un album sur la fierté, le partage, la générosité, l'être et le paraître. Un petit goret se promène et tombe sur une paire de souliers dont il s'enorgueillit. Après sa parade, il rentre se coucher et, le lendemain matin, s'aperçoit oh ! horreur que ses beaux souliers si seyants ont disparu. Il part à leur recherche et découvre qu'ils peuvent bien mieux employés qu'à ses petits pieds de cochon coquet.

Chaque double page de cet album est composé du texte à gauche et d'une illustration à droite. Les illustrations à la peinture à l'huile sont majestueuses, on dirait de vraies toiles de maître à chaque page, tous les détails sont soigneusement pensés, l'ambiance est assez sombre, bien plus que ce que le texte suggère mais les couleurs sont en adéquation avec les sentiments du Bébé Goret (traduction moyenne d'ailleurs). Les illustrations font écho à des toiles célèbres (notamment le cri de Munsch). le style graphique est étrange et abstrait pour ce qui est des décors, les personnages sont particuliers.

Un bel album œuvre d'art qui ravira par son originalité et sa qualité graphique. L'intrigue est simple et assez originale par sa résolution, non dénuée d'humour.

[Elke Ursin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a MUST read for everyone! The illustrations are FANTASTIC and the story is just great! There is a great message of selflessness in this story. I checked this out from the library and can't wait to add this to my library.