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Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get better.
Lexile Measure: 370L (What's this?)
Series: Poppleton
Paperback: 56 pages
Publisher: Blue Sky Press; Reprint edition (October 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 059084783X
ISBN-13: 978-0590847834
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 6.2 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #16,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #77 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Pigs #464 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers #571 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Friendship
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
My daughter loves these books, and always asks me to find more. They combine a quirky personality with good solid values, giving food for discussion as well as a chance to laugh together. The language is also quite simple and so my daughter is attempting to read it herslef.Warmly recommended.
I love reading this book to my son, who just got out of kindergarten. I think it is very funny, and so did my mother when reading it to him one night babysitting! "Yoo Hoo! Poppleton!" calls Cherry Sue over and over, and then the chapter on "The Pill" was especially funny too. My son loves the way I read it making all the different voices and expressions, it really is a joy, grab this one, good for both girls and boys.
Poppleton is not to be missed by the 4-8 set. Or anyone, really. I work in a children's bookstore and find myself recommending these books often. All of the small story collections (I believe there are 5) are guffawingly funny yet clean and spare works of art. Cynthia Rylant and Mark Teague are a dynamic writer-illustrator comedy duo. The characters--from Cherry Sue the llama, Hudson the mouse, to the heavily foibled Poppleton himself--are original, excellently rendered, charming, and distinct from one another. The stories achieve an almost Frog & Toad haiku brilliance, with great lessons about honesty, friendship, and hubris. These can be read easily by beginning readers, but are best read aloud by an adult with decent comedic timing.Though there isn't a dud story in the bunch, one of the most memorable is the time Poppleton visits a mattress store to purchase a new mattress. He decides he must test the mattresses out, and lies down, belly up. The long suffering saleslady (a hilariously drawn crotchety cat in pearls and pince nez ) is asked by Poppleton to provide an increasingly ridiculous list of items in order to recreate his home environment so that he can make an informed decision on a mattress. With mounting annoyance, she hauls over first a magazine, then some crackers, then a television... Poppleton's last request, touchingly, is "Bluebirds. I need bluebirds." Perfect.
Nice introductory book to the pig, Poppleton, and his friend, Cherry Sue. Easy, funny, sort stories for the beginning readers and to be read to toddlers. Nice illustrations in the three short stories, Neighbors, The Library, and The Pill. My young grandchildren love these books.
This is our first introduction to Poppleton. My son and I both love him. There are three short stories in this book (Neighbors, The Library, and The Pill). They are all very entertaining. We especially love "Neighbors" where Poppleton cannot control himself and sprays his neighbor with the hose. The picture in this scene is hilarious and actually makes both of us laugh out loud. My five year old son has requested more of these books, which is about the highest praise you can get from a reader. I would highly recommend this book due to the nice bed time length of the stories, the lovely illustrations, and the comical life of the pig named Poppleton. Happy reading!!
After being utterly charmed by the Mr. Putter and Tabby series, we found the Poppleton books by the same author and now cannot get enough! Both my six year old and my three year old sons adore these books. The illustrations are beautiful and make the animal characters real and expressive. And the stories are wonderful and appealing to children. Very warmhearted. A delight to read aloud and fun for beginning readers too.
My little girl started reading this year and loves being able to do so by herself. This book is fun and entertaining for her and not horrible for the parents either. I've read it to her a few times and think the stories are quirky and remind of me toddler cartoons. I'd buy more of this Posh pig.
We are 2nd graders at the Anna Merritt Elementary School in Lockport, NY. We have read the Poppleton books with Ms. F. Our names are M. and J. Our favorite book is Poppleton. The characters are Poppleton, Fillmore, Hudson, and Cherry Sue. M. liked the part when Poppleton grew the tree. J. liked the part when Poppleton had a cold. We hope Cynthia Rylant writes many more Poppleton books!
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