Piggy Pie Po

by Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator)

Who is Piggy Pie Po? Just the smartest (maybe), messiest (probably), silliest (definitely) piggy you'll ever meet. In these three small and playful stories, he's sure to become every child's most unforgettable new friend.
 
Award-winning team Audrey and Don Wood's picture books have been loved by children and parents for more than twenty-five years. With perfect pacing and exuberant illustrations, Piggy Pie Po introduces a new character that will be embraced by the next generation of little ones.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Poetry, Animals, Storytime, Pre K

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Audrey Wood studied art and drama at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has owned an operated a book and import store, taught chldren's drama and art, and traveled throughout Mexico and Guatemala studying Indian folk art. She now lives in Hawaii with her talented family (husband Don and son Bruce, who have both collaborated with Audrey by illustrating some of her books).

Reviews

[Erica Henry · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only part I liked was the fact Piggy liked to read.

[Valerie · Rating 2 out of 5]

bright and colorful, short sentences of rhyme. Some confusion as to the picture not relating to the text. Hmmm. Ok, so now I see there are three stories contained within this very short picture book. However, confusion with the big number three as the text reads..."at half past nine..." Maybe smaller chapter numbers or putting them on pages separate from the actually story...

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A silly book with three separate stories - all very quick, rhyming reads. Appropriate for toddlers & preschoolers. Kids enjoyed it.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having two story time performers is great when sharing books. Each performer traded off reading one page, then the other.

Piggy Pie Po likes to dance (voice 1)
When he wears his party pants. (voice 2)
If he wears his rubber fins (voice 1)
Piggy Pie Po swims and swims. (voice 2 as performer 1 leads group in swimming motions).
When he wears his yellow coat (voice 1)
Piggy Pie Po likes to boat. (voice 2 as performer 1 leads the group in singing the action song "Row, row, row your boat").

And so forth. We find that doing lots of actions helps keep the group focused (we'll often have fifty or more children attend) and action songs help keep the performance energized. By the way, the bigger the group, the better!

[Maria Hatzialexiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

A silly book with colorful pictures for children to enjoy. Includes short sentences and rhyming words to children to follow along with. This is a book that a child should read to get a laugh. I know I love to laugh so young children do too. I think this is a great book for children that want to do just that.

[Mely · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is why I like books by Audrey Wood and her son Don. This is such a silly, ridiculous book but it's so good you can't help but love it. My two-year-old got a kick out of reading this book and what a surprising ending (though a little odd)

[jennyreadit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my most favorite Wood book, but who can resist cute Piggy Pie Po? Three short rhyming stories combined in one book that younger children will enjoy. The best line?
Piggy Pie Poe likes to dance when he wears his party pants.

[Carolyn Jeziorski · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this book as a read aloud since it’s almost the Year of the Pig. It’s a silly rhyming text. The second graders enjoyed guessing what he would do, especially in the first story. Younger kids liked the pictures.

[Terresa Wellborn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect shenanigans for toddlers and PreK: three short stories about one silly piggy and his adventures on a boat, wearing a yellow coat, spelling, eating lemon pie, trying to tie his shoes, and more.

Themes: pigs, humor, books that rhyme
Ages: toddler-preK
Pub year: 2010

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry will read and re-read anything by Don & Audrey Wood a million trillion times. This one has a fun rhyme to it.

[Karol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three little stories. A breezy easy read.

[Krystal F · Rating 4 out of 5]

These three little stories about Piggy Pie Po are fun little stories: about the activities he does in different clothes, the things he can do, and snack time.

Category: Picture Book

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three short stories featuring funny stories and rhymes about a pig. Cute and easy to follow. funny. Prechool and up

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three tales of Piggy Pi Po, and all the different things he can do, and how smart he is, and how he makes a pig of himself when goes to dine at half past nine.

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three silly piggy rhyming stories will no doubt amuse the little ones. The illustrations are cute and funny.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Used for pig themed storytime.

[Shiloah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious and cute!

[Kelley Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anything where the character is naked in the bathtub is ALWAYS a hit - because I have never taught a kiddo who bathes naked :). Just ask them :).

[Pennie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a long book, but because it's broken up into 3 stories, it was still engaging for my daughter to read.

[Vellanorah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable pig who is super silly. We love reading about Piggy Pie Po weekly.

[📚Linda Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the fun illustrations of Piggy Pie Po and the fun stories. I hope kids like it too.

[Heather Walley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable rhymes and illustrations. Geared more toward the younger end of picture book readers.

[Sue Schleeter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute childrens book. I read it to my granddaughter.

[Dawn Foster · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read-aloud with 2 special preschoolers!!!

[Ryan! · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kid really likes this book (and asked me to post this)

[Sara King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grade Level: Pre K - Kindergarten
Genre: Poetry

Piggy Piggy Poe is a delightful book that’s sure to make you smile, with it’s fun and lively pictures that are sure to excite young readers. Piggy Pie Poe is a great light hearted book that’s packed with lots of giggles and laughs.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Alrighty. So I read this book cause it was dare that Emily and I did. It's a children's book and was only a couple sentences on each page. I guess it was fine, but I'd much rather read YA then a children's book.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Piggy Pie Poe loves to dance when he wears his party pants.

Solid. Fun and silly--both in story and illustrations. The rhyme scheme isn't exactly there--yep, like a true English major I wrote it out ABAB style and it's lacking a pattern--and there's a couple of awkward ones (pimpernel in a preschool book, huh?) but mostly I see a cute, cheerful, goofy book that'll work with preschool, kindergarten, and maybe 1st.

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 6-year-old loves this book and it's perfect for him to read. The rhyming sentences are short and simple and go along with the pictures. It has 3 short stories.

The 2nd story . . .
"Piggy Pi Po is so smart, he can do the finest art.
He can beat upon his drum while counting backwards, 10 to 1.
Every book upon his shelf he can read all by himself.
For a penny he will spell pistachio and pimpernel.
But there's one thing he can't do . . .
Piggy Pi Poe can't tie his shoe--yet!"

[Lennique02 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book, it was an easy read. This pig does it all, from getting dressed, to dancing, eating, swimming, working, taking a bath, painting, counting, and even reading. I think that this would be a good book for younger children to read or be read to. I like how the pictures pretty much tells what the sentence is about on that page. I would be more than wiling to read this book to a kindergarten class.