The Old Woman and Her Pig: An Appalachian Folktale
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060280891 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2—This adaptation lacks the cleverness of the traditional British tale, the humor of Paul Galdone's 1960 version, and the fun of Eric Kimmel's 1992 offering. Kanzler's animals are so friendly looking that one wonders why they refused to do the old woman's bidding in the first place.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CTCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Old Woman goes "Jig jog jig jog jiggety-jig!" to town to buy a fat pig after Little Boy finds a penny. When the cat agrees to help, the other animals do their thing, and they all end up across the bridge and home with the
"The old woman" according to maria. This book waS so good the kids enjoyed listening to me read it and asked me to read it over and over. New life for an old favorite Remember the one about the old woman trying to coax her pig to cross a stile?Storyteller and folklore expert MacDonald offers a bright new interpretation of this old favorite Appalachian story. Her sprightly, rhythmic text retains what's best about the traditional tale while adding original elements to please a contemporary audience.You know the plot already: the old woman goes to market and buys a fine pig, but heading home, she can't get piggie to cross the stile (updated to a wooden bridge over a river in this version). She begs for help from passers-by and even na
"Goin' to town, gonna buy a little pig. Jig jog jig jog jiggety-jig!" But when the old woman tries to take that little pig home to her little boy, the pig won't cross the bridge—this little piggy is afraid of the water! The old woman pushes and pulls, cries and cajoles, with no luck. Until she sees a dog, a rat, and a cat—can the old woman convince them to help her get the piggy back home? Acclaimed storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald and illustrator John Kanzler bring new life to this classic tale.
MacDonald is the author of numerous books, including pickin' peas, illustrated by Pat Cummings, and the award-winning book The Parents' Guide to Storytelling. Margaret Read MacDonald is a storyteller, author, folklorist, and children's librarian, whom School Library Journal has called "a grand dame of storytelling." Ms. She lives in Kirkland, Washington.