Pignic: An Alphabet Book in Rhyme

by Anne Miranda, Rosekrans Hoffman (Illustrator)

Once a year the pigs throw a big bash. This year turns out to be the greatest "pignic" of all. Each pig in this rhyming alphabet book brings a favorite dish, from Auntie Anne's apple pie to Zak's zucchini bread. Children have fun with the alphabet as the zany pigs gather for their annual feast.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

I am a freelance writer of books and educational materials for very young children. I'm represented by Ron Zollshan at Kirchoff/Wohlberg in Ct.

I have been published by: Addison-Wesley, Boyds Mill Press, Bradbury Press, Bricks (Korea) BridgeWater Books, Bt Bound, EP Dutton, Harcourt Brace & Company, Hampton-Brown, Heinemann (Fauntas & Pinnell) Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Hyperion, Joy Street Books, Laidlaw, Little Brown, LB Kids, Macmillan McGraw-Hill, McGraw Hill School Division, Modern Curriculum Press, Newbridge Educational Publishing, Nutmeg Media, Options Publishing, Perfection Learning, Scholastic, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett and Ginn, Simon & Schuster, Steck-Vaughn, Troll Medallion, Turtle Books, Turtleback Books, The Rowland Reading Foundation, Time Life Books for Children, Voyager, and William H Sadlier Inc.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, it's a rhyming alphabet book, which I thought would be good especially since it's written by Anne Miranda, who wrote To Market, To Market. Unfortunately, in a picture book, the illustrations matter- a lot- and this one I think is harmed by the pictures. They're a little similar to the illustrations in Jack Prelutsky's Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden, but not nearly as cute and colorful. My son didn't seem very into the story, but I was bored by the ugly pigs. The interesting foods they were bringing to the pignic were a little fun, but also a little exotic for toddlers, I think.

[Stephanie Wycihowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting comcept book for the alphabet would be fun for a picnic theme but, you may have to explain a few of the items to the kids!

[Savannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

An alphabet book that rhymes. Its weird pictures display pigs bringing all types of dishes for a picnic.

[Danelle Spicer · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative book about the alphabet but also about different foods. The book goes through the alphabet and what each member of the pig family brings to the picnic.

[Kathy Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first glance you would not expect this to be an alphabet book. The illustration is not very cute but it is interesting and different. The uniqueness of this book is what attracts me to it.

[Anne Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alphabet book with wild looking pigs on a pignic. Illustrations by Rosekrans Hoffman. Ruth generously gave me two of her originals...which are prized possessions.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every summer the pigs have a picnic — Auntie Anne makes Apple pie — Zak takes along Zucchini bread and every dish in between!

Charming

[Mellanie C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was kind of fun.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

4/8/10 I had an idea that since the counting with fingers along with the reading worked so well with the preschoolers, we would try the alphabet. So I found an alphabet book that was not too long with text, had fun pictures, and had something of a story so the children could enjoy that while joining me in making the ASL signs for each letter. Definitely a hit with both groups!

The book is fun for any other kind of read--lap-read, teaching alphabet, tongue twistery, etc.

5/1/13 & 5/2/13: I used our felt letters and had the kids sign the letters. We were much more into that than in the book, but it was still fun to say some of the different foods the pigs brought.

[Christina · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like the idea of this book- with the different family members and food represented for each letter, but the illustrations are just creepy/scary/weird- not good for children.

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about a group of pigs that go on a "pignic" and each pig brings something. It goes through what each pig brings and incorporates the letters of the alphabet.