This Little Piggy

by Annie Kubler (Illustrator), Sarah Dellow (Illustrator)

Overview

A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text. Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786284051
Publisher:	Child's Play-International
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Baby Rhyme Time
Pages:	12
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Annie Kubler was born in the north east of France, in a mountainous area called the Vosges, where she spent her childhood. After studying Visual Communication at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, she moved to England in 1985 joining the Child’s Play team led at the time by its founder Michael Twinn. For 40 years she has been their art director while also illustrating many books. Extremely proud to have played a part in building the inclusive and diverse Child's Play list, she hopes to have inspired many children in their reading journey. She now lives in the north west of the UK, close to wild and wonderful landscapes that she loves to explore on foot or on two wheels.

Editorial Reviews

2020-09-01
A multicultural cast illustrates a familiar nursery rhyme.

In successive double-page spreads, five round-faced babies each point to the appropriate toe on verso, acting out the rhyme on the opposite page, dressed as pigs, in hooded pink sleepers. “This little piggy” is always on the left while the action text is on the right. This is a vegetarian version of the song; “roast leeks” is substituted for the traditional “roast beef.” Words with musical annotation are printed on the back cover. All the babies (except the White baby who “had none”) are smiling. The light-brown–skinned tot eating roast leeks looks delighted with the meal. The babies’ brightly colored clothing stands out against uncluttered white backgrounds. Equally diverse groups of babies, with at least one wearing glasses, star in the other Baby Board Book titles that publish simultaneously. Sleeper-costumed babies play the parts of cat, cow, moon and dog in Hey Diddle Diddle. The toddler pairs playing Pat-a-Cake (in one case a trio) are interracial; one child appears to have Down syndrome. Ten Little Fingers, often used to quiet young children at the start of storytime, ends with a mixed-race pair and three stuffed animals all ready for the next story, with hands folded “just so.” In all books, children cued as Asian are presented with half-circle eyes instead of dots, as if they are closed.

With its companions, music, movement, and language development in four developmentally appropriate packages. (Board book. 6 mos.-3)

Kirkus Reviews