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The Book Hog loves books---the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell--and he'll grab whatever he can find. There's only one problem: he can't read! But when a kind librarian invites him to join for storytime, this literature-loving pig discovers the treasure that books really are.
Greg Pizzoli, master of read-aloud fun and three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient, introduces a character sure to steal kids' hearts using his signature cheerful colors and lighthearted narrative style.
The Japanese word tsundoku describes books that have piled up in a home without being read. 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. He especially liked the ones with pictures"). But reading procrastination is not his problem. Book Hog has a big secret: "He didn't know how to read. 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. 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. 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. Who hasn't seen--or been--that kid? Ages 3-5. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Mar.)
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
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 winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), and Good Night Owl (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of This Story Is for You, The 12 Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, and Number One Sam. His nonfiction for children includes the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower, and he has also illustrated picture books written by authors such as Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown. He lives in Philadelphia.
Greg Pizzoli es el creador de la serie Baloney & Friends, así como tres veces ganador del Premio Theodor Seuss Geisel por La semilla de sandía (Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book) y Good Night Owl (Honor book). También es el autor e ilustrador de This Story Is for You, The 12 Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish y Number One Sam. Su obra de no ficción para niños incluye el libro mejor ilustrado del New York Times, The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower, y también ha ilustrado libros de autores como Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams y Margaret Wise Brown. Vive en Filadelfia.
