Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out (Mr & Mrs Pigs Evening Out) by Mary Rayner ISBN: 0-689-30530-3 Publisher: Athenum Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A weird babysitter
Comment: Just imagine if a pig hired a wolf to take care of her children. What would happen? The mother pig was so out of it that she didn't see that the babysitter had a long furry tail and sharp teeth. Children from the ages of 5 to 10 would like this book. The pictures are funny and detailed. I give this book 5 stars!
Rating: 3
Summary: A little icky
Comment: The first time I saw this book I thought nothing of it other than - it's a cute story about pigs victorious over the big bad wolf. A classic folktale theme. But then I read the book to a group of children in a storytime and got some suprising reactions. A few of the children were pretty disturbed by this story. I have to admit, it is troubling. The pigs vs big bad wolf theme works fine in a folklore context, but when you take the wolf and make her into a babysitter...
This book is about parents unknowingly hiring a bad person as a babysitter. They know nothing about her. "I don't like babysitters," said Benjamin. "Oh," said Mrs Pig, looking vague, "well, she's coming from the agency so I'm not sure what her name is, but you're sure to like her."
The babysitter turns out to have bad intentions towards the children. After Mr. and Mrs Pig leave the house she creeps up to the children's bedroom and snatches one of the children from the bed.
This story has very quickly lost its innocence. If you can see past its modern connotations, that's fine. It is a good adventure. But it is just a little too icky for me.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my children's all-time favorite books
Comment: I was looking for some of my favorite picture books of all time, and I was SO saddened to see that this book is "out of print - limited availability"! My children are in their late teens and early 20's and this is probably one of the books they enjoyed the most when they were little! I really hope all the books in this series get reprinted!
If you can get hold of a copy of this book, buy it while you can! You'll love it!
Mr. and Mrs. Pig have their hands full with 10 young piglets and they decide to go out for the evening. They get a sitter from "the agency" and leave the house. The sitter is dressed up like a woman, but your children will see that she is indeed a WOLF! Yes, a wolf babysitting for the piglets! After she gets them to bed, she preheats the oven and decides to try to catch Garth, the youngest pig.
While this may sound like a very frightening book, your kids will love it! The antics of the pigs as they save their brother Garth and send the babysitter packing will keep you laughing.
Please also look for Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady where the pigs send Garth out to get ice cream from the ice cream vendor who - you guessed it - turns out to be a wolf! The story ends happily ever after, but not before Garth goes for a terrifying ride in the ice cream truck and the other pigs use their ingenuity to outsmart the Ice Cream Lady.
 |
Title: Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady (Garth Pig & the Ice Ream Lady) by Mary Rayner ISBN: 0689305982 Publisher: Atheneum Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
 |
Title: Mrs. Pig Gets Cross and Other Stories by Mary Rayner ISBN: 0525442804 Publisher: Penguin USA Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
 |
Title: Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy by Mary Rayner ISBN: 0689308310 Publisher: Atheneum Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
