EducatingParents.org rating: Approved

Independent Reading Level: Kindergarten-2nd Grade
Awards: Oppenheim Platinum Award (1999), IRA Children's Choice (1999), Oprah Winfrey named If You Give a Pig a Pancake her "favorite book for children", Listed on Oprah Winfrey's "Oprah’s Favorite Things from A-Z"

PreK - 3
Oppenheim Platinum Award (1999)
IRA Children's Choice (1999)
Oprah Winfrey named If You Give a Pig a Pancake her "favorite book for children"

Independent reading level: Grades K-2
Awards: Booksellers Choice (1999)

This is a fun book about a overly active pig and with a small attention span! The book starts out nice as the girl shares a pancake with her pet pig. The pancake leads to syrup, which leads to a bath, which leads to a rubber duck, which leads to a farm... Over and over, one thing leads to another and another and another idea or reminder or change of activity. And all along, the girl quietly follows behind answering its beckon call and cleaning up behind it. Until finally, the pig touches glue and makes her sticky which reminds it of syrup which makes her want a pancake. The story is funny and a great read aloud for young children. I would recommend ages 4-8. ( )