| Title | : | Pig the Pug |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1743624778 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781743624777 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 24 |
| Publication | : | First published July 1, 2014 |
Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He is ill-tempered, rude and unreasonable. When Pig the Pug is asked to share his toys, something unexpected happens. Hopefully Pig has learned a lesson!
For ages 5-9
Pig the Pug Reviews
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Pig the Pug is a children's book about a pug named Pig. Pig is very selfish and wants to keep all of his stuff to himself. He just won't share with his house friend, Trevor. Trevor's really nice to him and just wants to play with him, but Pig won't yield. Follow along in the story to see if Pig can learn to finally share.
What makes this book so good is the illustrations of Pig. You get an idea by just viewing the cover. They're hilarious! The children just love the pictures and the story sends a powerful message about why you shouldn't be greedy.
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I don't know what this book is about because I was too busy laughing at the illustrations.
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I liked: nothing really...Pig's a pretty unlikeable character.
she liked: learning the phrase "Mine, go away!!!" -
So funny and cute. Aaron Blabey writes books kids like, but grownups don’t mind reading, too. Such a sense of humor combined with character. My kids love picking up his books and I love when they bring them home. Pig the Pug has many fun stories to tell, and, just like his Bad Guys series, we will likely read as many as we can!
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Aaron Blabey's Pig the Pug is a breath of fresh air. The crisp, colorful illustrations, rhythmic meter, and unpredictable humor are loved even by older kids than usually gravitate to picture books. The new take on the lesson of sharing serves as memorable reminder that hoarding good things typically doesn't end well. Pig might be selfish, but he's cute, and his bug-eyed horror at the thought of sharing with another dog is comical and easy for young readers to identify with.
Pig is a chubby little pug. He loves food (his bowl is inscribed with the word "MINE"), and he fanatically collects squeaky toys and items to gnaw on. He has no desire to share with Trevor, a wiener dog who lives in the same house. Trevor suggests Pig will have more fun with his toys if he spends less time preventing other dogs from touching them, and more time making friends and playing together. Pig does not want to hear this. Positioning himself between Trevor and the toys, he tosses the toys into one big pile, then stands on top to defend his recreational resources from interlopers. Trevor will never lay a paw on Pig's playthings! But...the wiener dog's advice that it's easier to enjoy toys when you just play with them and permit others to do the same looms large when Pig's self-centered behavior backfires in a big way. Playtime at their house is going to be different from now on.
It's easy to get caught up in your possessions, not wanting anyone to horn in because they weren't the ones who earned such awesome toys. We even get jealous that way over people we value. Trevor is right that being miserly won't make Pig happier, because toys are meant to be played with, and sharing them deepens relationships. That's the number one reward of material possessions, but we cheat ourselves of it if we're stingy. Better to hold our toys with an open hand and welcome friends to join us. Pig the Pug is like a thematically superior (and funnier) version of Marcus Pfister's The Rainbow Fish, and I might rate it two and a half stars. I see why kids adore this book. -
A sweet story about sharing - it's more fun to share and be with our friends, than to pile them up all for ourselves, to 'have' not to 'use'. Silly little pug stockpiled his goodies, and even tumbled over and hurt himself. His friend convinced him to share and have fun! Indy thought this was cute.
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Hilarious illustrations and a cute and funny story.
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ADORO
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This is my new favourite picture book.
The illustrations were hilarious - you should feel bad if you didn't laugh!
This brought out the inner 5 year old inside me.... -
"Pig was a pug / and I'm sorry to say, / he was greedy and selfish / in most every way." And so begins the rhyming narrative of Pig the Pug, an amusing Australian picture-book featuring two very different dogs: the eponymous Pig, a selfish pug who refuses to share, and the goodhearted Trevor, a dachshund who tries his best to befriend his canine companion. Pig resists all overtures until an accident teaches him differently... or does it?
Originally published in Australia in 2014, and just now (January 2017) being made available in the states, Pig the Pug is an amusing look at issues of sharing and playing well together, as enacted by two dogs. Of course, many young children will see a bit of themselves in both Pig and Trevor - most of us have had moments when we wanted to keep our possessions to ourselves, and most of us have wanted to share in enjoying others' things - and will enjoy seeing Pig "learn his lesson." For my part, I was amused to see that the solution to the problem lies in Pig being encased in a very restrictive cast. One wonders whether matters will revert to their old state, when he is healed. However that may be, this was an entertaining tale, made all the more appealing by Aaron Blabey's hilarious illustrations. Pig's wild antics are perfectly captured in his colorful artwork, as is Trevor's initial friendliness, and then dejection. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories addressing questions of sharing and kindness, particularly stories in which these questions aren't neatly wrapped up in the end. -
Uhhh this book was amazing so everyone needs to read it. About a pug who needs to learn how to get his share on. The pictures are great. Read with PreK, K, Grade 1, Grade 2/3.
Very short, quick read, though. -
I'm not the biggest fan of rhyming picture books, I know, BLASPHEMY! However, the illustrations in this book completely won me over. Now, I've run into other books by Aaron Blabey, "The Bad Guys" was a SSYRA* selection this year. The library system I work in ordered it because of that and I got my first exposure to his books.
(*Sunshine State Young Readers Award, for the curious)
Apparently, Aaron Blabey enjoys more popularity in Australia, but, I think we're slowly catching up here in the US. My daughter is gradually reading through "The Bad Guys" series and we're really enjoying it. I was pretty delighted to open my first box of picture books for the new fiscal year and spot three of Aaron Blabey's picture books.
Pig is just wonderfully ridiculous. He has these really exaggerated features that you've probably seen here and there. He looks like one of those older obese pugs that end up surrendered to rescue when their medical bills start ticking up too high. In addition to poor Pig being rather ugly, he's also not a very nice little dog. He lives with a darling little Dachshund named Trevor and is nothing but mean to the little guy.
This is VERY much a rhyming book. I tried to read a few of these in a row and burned out on the rhyming a bit. However, I still think they are excellent, just don't overdose on them. -
OMG if you have not read Pig the Pug, run do not walk to your nearest library.
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A lazy dog gains a lot of weight and decides to clean up his act when the floor under the couch starts creaking.
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I'm a sucker for dog anything - and a picture book with fantastic illustrations is a pretty sure bet! This one is hilarious to just look through. Pig is a pretty rough character - he's a pug who happens to be greedy and selfish. He's not someone you want to model your character after. I feel the story gets this across. It does promote some good things while also making one laugh from just looking at the illustrations of Pig the Pug!
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The illustrations are hilarious, and very well done! Though some say Pig’s character is unlikable, I believe that’s the point of the book. I think that Pig the Pug is more of a humorous book rather than one with a ‘moral’ or ‘lesson’, which is good. Sometimes, kids just need to read something funny!
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So, so funny! This might just be my new favorite kid's book! I picked this up at the library because I absolutely love Pugs and my son is a dog lover. GREAT choice!
Pig is a rude pug who doesn't want to share his toys with another dog. The whole story has a wonderful rhyming scheme and the illustrations are playful and silly. I love Pig's attitude, facial expressions, and dialogue, and the lesson he eventually learns about sharing with friends.
The first time we read it, I was laughing out loud, and in turn, my son started cracking up -- it's really hilarious! He laughs hysterically every single time we read it and will run and get it if we ask "where's Pig the Pug?" I had to email the author about how much we loved it, and will be buying a copy for our shelves. Can't wait to read the other Pig books now, too!
Highly recommended. We will read this one again and again (and already have)! -
This book was so super funny and amazing!! The book is about two dogs, one of the dogs names was Trevor and he wants Pig to share his toys but Pig refuses to share. I will let you figure out the rest of the story when you get this amazing book!!!
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This book made me literally LOL.
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I hope more of his books start getting published here in the US.
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I loved this book! The illustrations were fabulous and the story line is one kids can related to. This is a great mentor text to discuss selfishness.
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This dogs a badass!
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First sentence: Pig was a pug and I'm sorry to say, he was greedy and selfish in most every way.
Premise/plot: Pig is a selfish, greedy dog who often gets REALLY, REALLY, REALLY upset with the other dog of the house, Trevor. Trevor seems to be a happy-get-along-with-everybody dog. Essentially, Trevor and Pig are complete opposites. One day his selfishness leads him into big trouble....
My thoughts: I didn't like this one very much. The rhyming worked for me for the most part. But the story itself was just okay, in my opinion. While Pig got exactly what he deserved, I just wasn't charmed overall.
Text: 3 out of 5
Illustrations: 2 out of 5
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Pig the Pug has many unique aspects that as a pug you would think he doesn't, the main being he is very selfish. He is the center of attention, and is always in the center of the pictures. The pictures are framed so that it is mainly on Pig and Trevor. Some of the images like all of pugs toys are bleeding on to the other page to truly show that pig has that many toys, which he wont seem to think he needs to share with Trevor. Even some of the images if Pig and Trevor are focused more on their facial features and even shows their emotions like scared and angry.
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Read to Trevor since he brought me the title to read to him. Pig the pug doesn't want to share any of his toys but Trevor the wiener dog wants to play with him. Pig doesn't agree and piles all his toys up into a mountain and climbs it only to have it collapse and he rolls out the window. Poor Pig is not encased in a cast so he has to share his toys with Trevor. Cute book and a good one to help children realize that sharing is nice.
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Okay, I'm not counting this toward my reading challenge but I had to review it because this may be the funniest picture book I've ever seen. My friend and I were actually doubled over laughing while reading this in Barnes and Noble. The illustrations. The plot twist. The emotional rollercoaster. All perfect and hilarious.
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Väga lahedad illustratsioonid ja mõnus (üli)lühike lugu. Muidugi kui oled mopside fänn, siis ei ole see raamat vast päris õige aga kuna mulle mopsid ei meeldi, siis oli see lugu vägagi sobiv. Lastega lugemisel on hea arutada ka teemat, et kas ja kuidas peaks oma mänguasju jagama ning nentida, et mopsid kohe tõesti ei oska lennata...
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All of the Pig the Pug books are a hit with my students. I had to read this to my younger students because they did not know who Trevor was in Pig the Rebel. Poor Pig can't catch a break, but he kind of deserves it because he's so unkind to Trevor.
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Super cute story about sharing. Pig, the pug, is such a fun character, one that will evoke connections for many kids. I love the bold illustrations, the uptight character of Pig, and the fitting, funny ending.
