![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Who hasn’t seen-or been-that kid? Ages 3–5. And, as always in a Pizzoli book, there are wonderful details: readers will note that the markings on spines of the books go from fuzzy lines to actual titles when the Book Hog learns to read, and that in one spread, he raptly stands right by the librarian’s chair, clutching its arm as she reads aloud to the group. Pizzoli once again employs a candy-colored palette and an ebullient cast-the pink-and-green look, and even some of the characters, are reminiscent of his The Watermelon Seed. He had never learned.” Then Book Hog discovers the library (“he smelled some books inside”) and a whole community of book lovers, including a kind librarian whose attentiveness and story times inspire him-“over time, and with practice”-to become a reader. Book Hog has a big secret: “He didn’t know how to read. But reading procrastination is not his problem. He especially liked the ones with pictures”). Pizzoli’s porcine protagonist certainly accumulates books-he’s a relentless buyer and forager-and he adores each volume (“He loved the way they smelled, and the way the pages felt in his hooves. Theres only one he cant read But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving pig discovers the treasure that books really are. The Japanese word tsundoku describes books that have piled up in a home without being read. Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney & Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed (Medal. The Book Hog loves books - the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and hell grab whatever he can find. ![]()
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