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Article: Little Pink Pig.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 1994
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Pat Hutchins, Author-Illustrator 32 pp. Greenwillow/morrow 4/94 ISBN 0-688-12014-8 14.00
Library edition ISBN 0-688-12015-6 13.93 In this cumulative farmyard tale, Little Pink Pig, engrossed in following the antics of a butterfly, squeals, "|Wait for me,'" when his mother tells him it's time for bed. But his mother doesn't hear him and heads off to ask various animals where he is. Only the pictures show the mishaps of the curious youngster as he tips a barrel of apples on top of himself, tumbles into a cart of hay, and then knocks over the milk can and other assorted items. Pig's mother asks the horse if he's seen her child, and when the little pig doesn't ...