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The Pig and Miss Prudence
Children's Bookwatch, April, 2008
The Pig and Miss Prudence
Linda Stanek, author
Lauren Castillo, illustrator
Star Bright Books
The Star Building, 30-19 48th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
www.starbrightbooks.com, $15.95 1-800-788-4439
Set at the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth century, The Pig and Miss Prudence is an enjoyable children's picturebook about a woman whose quarrel with a pig that nibbles on her flowers escalates into a grand escapade! Miss Prudence finds herself unexpectedly riding the pig through the busy city, crashing into flower carts and shipyard workers while chased by a rowdy crowd, through a hat shop, the museum, the church, and finally the mayor's office. The exuberant art style of Lauren Castillo adds high-energy to the hijinks, while the cheerful prose of author Linda Stanek immerses the reader in a world gone by. "Miss Prudence rose to her feet, adjusted the cameo at her throat, and placed her hands on her hips. 'I declare!' she said. 'If I didn't know better, I'd say that pigs run the city!'"
COPYRIGHT 2008 Midwest Book Review
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
