PIG PICTURE BOOKS
Bed Hogs by Kelly S. DiPucchio. Illustrated by Howard Fine. Hyperion, 2004. 0786818840. 32 p. Pre-K. Hoping to get some sleep, Little Runt boots his hog family out of bed one by one, but then finds that he needs them back again.
Benny’s Had Enough by Barbro Lindgren Illustrated by Olof Landstrom. R & S Books, 1999. 28 p. Pre-K. In this funny book from Sweden, a dirt-loving little piglet runs away but finds that life outside his comfortable home is difficult.
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman. Illustrated by Henry Cole. Penguin Group (USA) (Dutton), 2002. 0525468811. 32 p. Pre-K. In this rhyming book that will be terrific for storytime a young boy is challenged to make a grumpy pig giggle.
Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet. Houghton Mifflin, 1980. 0395184703. 48 p. K-3. Determined to amount to something, Chester the pig longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester’s true “worldliness.”
Dumpy la Rue by Elizabeth Winthrop. Illustrated by Betty Lewin. Henry Holt, 2001. 0805063854. 40 p. Pre-K. This rhyming story tells about a pig who loves to dance. The other barnyard animals try to discourage him, but soon they are joining in the fun.
Five Little Piggies by David Martin. Pre-K. Based on the familiar nursery rhyme, this book includes five short tales that elaborate on the adventures of each of the five spoiled little pigs who are all vying for Momma Piggy’s attention.
The Good Little Bad Little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. Hyperion, 2002. 0786806001. 24 p. Pre-K. Peter’s wish comes true when he gets a little pet pig who is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Brown’s text (from the collection With a Deep Blue Sea) has been turned into a wonderful storytime book with retro 1950s style illustrations.
The Great Pig Escape by Eileen Christelow. Clarion Books, 1994. 0395669731. 40 p. K-3. In this silly story, six pigs their way to be sold to the market, escape, disguise themselves as humans and go to Florida.
The Great Pig Search by Eileen Christelow. Clarion Books, 2001. 061804910X. 32 p. K-3. In this sequel to The Great Pig Escape,Bert and Ethel go to Florida to look for their runaway pigs and find them in unexpected places.
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Laura Geringer, 1998. 0060266872. 32 p. Pre-K. Giving a pig a pancake leads from one consequence to another until we get back to a new plate of pancakes.
Julius by Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Scholastic (Orchard Books), 1993. 0531054659. 32 pages. Pre-K. Maya grandfather brings her pig named Julius. Pilkey’s exuberant illustrations convey the hilarious chaos of having a pet pig.
Kipper and Roly by Mick Inkpen. Harcourt, 2001. 0152163441. 32 p. Pre-K. Kipper buys a hamster as a birthday present for Pig, but he grows to love the hamster so much that he does not want to give it away.
Little Flower by Gloria Rand. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. Henry Holt, 2002. 080506480X. 32 p. K-3. When Miss Pearl falls and breaks her hip, her potbellied pig Little Flower goes for help.
Little Pink Pig by Pat Hutchins. Greenwillow, 1994. 0688120148. 32 p. Pre-K. Little Pig is too busy to heed his mother’s call for bedtime in this slapstick barnyard comedy.
Louella Mae, She’s Run Away! by Karen Beaumont Alarcon. Henry Holt, 1997. 080503532X. 32 p. Pre-K. In this merry barnyard romp, a farm family turns out in full force to have a search when the mysterious Louella Mae is missing.
Mary Had a Little Ham by Margie Palatini and Guy Francis. Hyperion, 2003. 0786805668. 32 p. K-3. After Stanley Snoutowski, actor pig, leaves his friend Mary and heads for Broadway, he finally gets a break when he meets Hoggers and Hammerswine.
Molly Goes Shopping by Eva Eriksson. R & S Books, 2003. 9129658195. 32 p. Pre-K. Molly, a young pig, is finally smart enough and old enough to go shopping for Grandma, but the errand proves to be more difficult than she imagined.
My Pig Amarillo: A Tale From Guatemala by Satomi Ichikawa. Penguin Group (USA) (Philomel), 2003. 0399237682. 32 p. K-3. Pablito, a Guatemalan boy whose beloved pet pig Amarillo has disappeared, uses a kite to send him a message that he still loves him.
No Place for a Pig by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mills Press, 2003. 1590780477. 32 p. K-3. When a woman brings Serena the pig back to her apartment, she is faced with the challenge of raising it in the city. Friendly neighbors help turn a vacant lot into a garden to solve the problem.
Olivia by Ian Falconer. K-3. Olivia is a little girl pig who tries on all her cloths, insists on four stories at bedtime and is generally full of boundless energy.
Olivia…and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer. Atheneum, 2003. 0689852916. 42 p. K-3. When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible, only to discover that her toy has been shredded by a puppy.
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer. Simon & Schuster, 2001. 068982954X. 44 p. K-3. When Olivia is asked to tell the class about her summer vacation she makes up a story about how she went to the circus and became all the circus performers.
Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig by Kalli Dakos and Alicia Desmarteau. Illustrated by Carl DiRocco. Albert Whitman, 2004. 0807566292. 32 p. K-3. When the school principal promises to kiss a pig if the students read 10,000 books, a girl volunteers Hamlet, her unwilling, Shakespeare-quoting pig.
A Pig Named Perrier by Elizabeth Spurr. Illustrated by Martin Matje. Hyperion, 2002. 0786803029. 40 p. K-3. Perrier, a Hollywood starlet’s favorite potbellied pig, discovers the mud pit is better than the limelight.
The Pig Who Ran a Red Light by Paul Brett Johnson. Orchard Books, 1999. 0531331369. 32 p. K-3. In this sequel to The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down,George the pig imitates Gertrude the cow by trying to drive the truck, flying and playing the piano. Miss Rosemary and Gertrude finally figure out a way to make George behave like a pig.
Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini. Illustrated by Howard Fine. Clarion, 1995. 0395716918. 32 p. K-3. Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald’s farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives, she can’t find a single porker.
Piggies in a Polka by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Harcourt, 2003. 0152164839. 40 p. K-3. In this rollicking, rhyming story, pigs dance the night away when a polka band plays at the annual hootenanny.
Piggy’s Pancake Parlor by David McPhail. Penguin Group (USA) (Putnam), 2002. 0525459308. 32 p. Grades 1-3. Piggy and Fox open a restaurant where they serve the delicious pancakes that Piggy makes with a secret ingredient. This combination picture book and beginning chapter book will be enjoyed as a read-aloud or for independent reading.
Pignic: An Alphabet Book in Rhyme by Anne Miranda. Illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman. Boyds Mills Press, 1996. 1563975580. 32 p. K-3. A pig picnic is used as a locale for introducing the 26 letters through objects and activities.
Pigs Ahoy! by David M. McPhail. K-3. The narrator tells of the chaos that ensues when the pigs join him on a pleasure cruise.
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! By David M. McPhail. K-3. Penguin Group (USA) (Dutton), 1993. In rhyming text he narrator tells about the hilarious antics of a group of pigs who come to live with him.
Pigs, Pigs, Pigs! by Leslea Newman. Illustrated by Erika Oller. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 0689849796. 32 p. Pre-K. A town prepares for and enjoys a visit with a large group of very entertaining pigs in this rhyming tale of hospitality.
Pigsty by Mark Teague. Scholastic, 1994. 0590459155. 32 p. K-3. Wendell’s room is so messy that 2 pigs move in. At first the boy enjoys playing with the pigs, but they hog his blankets, walk on his books and chew up his baseball cards.
Ruby and the Sniffs by Michael Emberley. Little Brown, 2004. 0316236640. 32 p.
K-3. Ruby the mouse investigates the possibility of burglars in the upstairs apartment and finds three dumb, but friendly pigs.
Tom’s Tail by Linda Jennings. Pre-K. Tom the pig admires the tails of other barnyard animals, but after finally straightening out his tail, he discovers that he liked it better the way it was.
We Keep a Pig in the Parlor by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mills Press, 2004. 1590780841. 24 p. Pre-K. A farmer finds a new home for a pig who dislikes living in a barn, sleeping on straw, and eating unpopped corn.
What’s That Awful Smell by Heather Tekavec. Illustrated by Margaret Spengler. Penguin Group (USA) (Dial), 2004. K-3. The barnyard animals assume that the terrible odor is caused by the pig and do everything they can to get rid of the smell. The cat reveals the surprise ending—she had hidden a tuna fish and onion sandwich in the barn.
When You Take a Pig to a Party by Kristina Thermaenius McLarey and Myra McLarey. Orchard, 2000. 0531332578. 32 p. Pre-K. Havoc ensues when Adelaide takes her usually well-behaved pet pig to a friend’s birthday party.