Oink

Oink

by Arthur Geisert

The playful and expressive characters in this book -- Mama Pig and her eight piglets -- speak only one word, "oink," as the piglets run off in search of adventure while Mama naps.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Arthur Geisert grew up in Los Angeles, California, and claims not to have seen a pig until he was an adult. Trained as a sculptor in college, Geisert learned to etch at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Geisert has published just about a book a year for the past thirty years. Every one of his books has been illustrated with etchings. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and The Horn Book Magazine. In 2010 his book Ice was selected as a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated book of the year. Geisert currently lives in a converted bank building in Bernard, Iowa.

Reviews

[Nestor · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5. Es un libro cortito que nos cuenta una historia muy simple pero que a base únicamente de una sola palabra y una ilustración llamativa se nos lleva de la mano para conocer esta bonita historia. El libro no supera las 40 páginas pero su edición es muy buena, la calidad de los dibujos y del papel no defraudan; la edición que he leído es de pasta dura con una portada llamativa (¿Quién no quiere leer un libro que se llama Oink?), en mi caso lo he leído en la biblioteca de mi universidad pero buscando en internet he encontrado que su precio es muy bajo ($35 pesos mexicanos) lo cual lo hace bastante accesible. Leer este libro es bastante rápido (no tardaras ni 10 minutos) por lo que si buscas una lectura profunda y con una trama abstracta no te lo recomiendo, si en cambio buscas algo sencillo, bonito o buscas un libro para niños te lo recomiendo mucho.

[Jimena · Rating 5 out of 5]

El mejor libro ever

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story of a mama pig and her baby pigs. There are no words to the story except "oink!", but the illustrations are fun for kids to make up their own words.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

charming - i loved this.

[Emily Augustus --Louisville KY · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love the illustrations in this book. Since it is almost wordless, they love to make up their own stories.

[Nora Cayetano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi infancia :'D
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[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book I ever found by Geisert. Loved this little tale of mischievous piglets! Great illustrations!

[Michael Greening · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter's favorite...