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Portly Pig
Portly Pig loves nothing more than being covered in mud. He sets off around the farm in search of a big muddy puddle to roll in, but what will he do when the rain washes all the mud off of him? Push the sound button to hear Portly's noisy oinking on every page.
12 pages, Board book
Published January 1, 1744
About the author
Axel Scheffler
644 books190 followersAxel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition.
He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...
He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.
Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.
Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.
from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...
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January 22, 2018
First sentence: Portly Pig was feeling sad because he was so clean. He looked around and squealed aloud, "This grass is just too green." "I don't think I like it here. It's all so nice--it's yucky." So off he went along the path to look for somewhere mucky!
Premise/plot: This pig won't be satisfied until he's dirty!
My thoughts: Portly Pig is a rhyming board book to share with little ones. It is a sound book as well. Little ones can press the blue button to hear him oink and grunt. The pages are super-thick and sturdy. It does have a story, though a simple story to be sure. I enjoyed the illustrations by Axel Scheffler.
Premise/plot: This pig won't be satisfied until he's dirty!
My thoughts: Portly Pig is a rhyming board book to share with little ones. It is a sound book as well. Little ones can press the blue button to hear him oink and grunt. The pages are super-thick and sturdy. It does have a story, though a simple story to be sure. I enjoyed the illustrations by Axel Scheffler.
March 13, 2018
Scheffler, Axel Portly Pig, BOARD BOOK. Nosy Crow (Candlewick) 2016. $9.99. Content: G.
Portly Pig is unhappy because everything around him is too clean, so he wanders of looking for a puddle. Once he finds it, he spends the day playing and wallowing and getting dirty. But a sudden rainstorm washes him clean. Oh well, back to the mud puddle!
I loved the illustrations - there are extras in every picture, so “can you find the ____” is fun in this delightful board book. It also has a little sound button that plays pig sounds for about 10 seconds, so the child can press it again and again as you read the book. (It’s also in the bottom right corner, so you can easily cover the button when the oinking gets annoying).
Pre-K - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
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Portly Pig is unhappy because everything around him is too clean, so he wanders of looking for a puddle. Once he finds it, he spends the day playing and wallowing and getting dirty. But a sudden rainstorm washes him clean. Oh well, back to the mud puddle!
I loved the illustrations - there are extras in every picture, so “can you find the ____” is fun in this delightful board book. It also has a little sound button that plays pig sounds for about 10 seconds, so the child can press it again and again as you read the book. (It’s also in the bottom right corner, so you can easily cover the button when the oinking gets annoying).
Pre-K - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian
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January 24, 2018
Portly Pig is unhappy because everything around him is too clean, so he wanders of looking for a puddle. Once he finds it, he spends the day playing and wallowing and getting dirty. But a sudden rainstorm washes him clean. Oh well, back to the mud puddle! I loved the illustrations - there are extras in every picture, so “can you find the ____” is fun in this delightful board book. It also has a little sound button that plays pig sounds for about 10 seconds, so the child can press it again and again as you read the book. (It’s also in the bottom right corner, so you can easily cover the button when the oinking gets annoying).
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September 8, 2022
Cute little book for kids!!
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