Storytime at the Library: “Eat!” Cried Little Pig
July 27, 2006 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Books
Our local library has a children’s summer reading program, and the theme this year is based on the book Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin (author) and Betsy Lewin (illustrator). There have been many farm themed activities and events this summer!
Last week, the theme of pajama storytime was chickens. This week it was pigs. And one of the pig books on display for borrowing was “Eat!”, Cried Little Pig by Jonathan London (author) and Delphine Durand (illustrator). Let there be no doubt that someone involved in the creation of this book has spent significant mealtime hours with a one year old. After the two months I’ve spent trying to keep ants from invading our home and enjoying the feast left behind on the kitchen floor by my one and two year olds, I was beginning to wonder if the author had come to do research for the book at my house and I’d just forgotten!
I wish I could share the whole book with you, but this part should ring true to anyone who’s had to share mealtime with a toddler:
Squish went the banana.
Squash went the eggs.
Squish-squash went everything that landed on his legs.Food in his hair.
Food on his chair.
Food on his clothes
and food everywhere!
And the look of utter desperation on poor Mama Pig’s face near the end of the book just caused a surge of empathy to well up in my heart. Because I’ve been there. Today. A few times.
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