Piggies, by Audrey and Don Wood
Piggies caught my attention not only because I chose Don and Audrey Wood for my author study, but because of the intricate cover illustration done by Don Wood. It is a child's hand with five miniature piggies doing all kinds of silly things on each of his five fingers. Throughout the story, the piggies are described by their characteristics (smart, fat, long, silly, and wee) in twos, since there are piggies on each of the child's 10 fingers. Sometimes they're hot, sometimes they're cold, and sometimes they're clean, sometimes they're dirty, sometimes they're good, and sometimes they dance until they rest peacefully for the night on the child's folded hands after they are lined up with their corresponding pair on the other hand for a goodnight kiss.
This is SUCH a creative book, which is something I really really like about Audrey and Don Wood's storytelling. They come up with some of the coolest ideas for stories, however their ideas are basic and they make them HUGE with the illustrations and text. This book reminds me of something that I would have liked to have read to me as a little girl before bed, I just LOVED it!
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