"Pigs Love Potatoes" – A “Parent’s Choice” Selection

One pig wants potatoes . . . then so does his brother . . . his sister makes it three pigs, and Papa makes four. Then there are the neighbors! Now all the piggies want potatoes, and soon it’s one big potato party!

Anika and Christopher Denise have teamed up to create this most charming, classic counting book, full of picture-perfect pigs and pleasing rhyme. Children will love Pigs Love Potatoes as much as, well, pigs love potatoes. And as you’ll see, that’s quite a bit!

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Reviews

From Booklist:

"…Children who are learning to count will enjoy trying out their skills, but this amiable picture book offers more than just counting—a childlike story told in short, rhyming phrases and a most appealing family of pigs. With rich, warm colors, the charcoal-and-acrylic artwork offers a nice variety of details in scenes that portray family dynamics with wit and charm. From the piglet who adorns his father's head with potato-peel curls to the older siblings who arrive decked out for fishing, painting, and soccer, there's plenty for children to enjoy in the illustrations while they listen to the rhythmic text roll along. A natural for reading aloud." – Phelan, Carolyn

From Parent’s Choice Foundation:

"…Sunny yellow endpapers dotted with spuds, piggy #1 with his tummy sticking out below a too-small tee shirt, piggy #2 wearing wire-rimmed glasses and reading a book, and piggy #3 in a tutu: what’s not to like about this bouncy rhyming/counting book? The acrylic paintings are as luminous and light-infused as watercolors. All in all, a storyhour candidate that’s as satisfying as a boiled potato before bed."

"Bella And Stella Come Home"

COMING… November 2010 from Philomel!

Illustrations Copyright © 2010 by Christopher Denise

After Bella says goodbye to her old house, it’s time to meet her new one. But this house isn’t anything like Bella expected. The entrance way has ten steps instead of three, the bathtub has feet, and most of all, it does not feel like home. But Bella knows how to be brave, and with her imaginary friend Stella by her side, it doesn’t take long for her feelings about her new house to change—especially when she spies a next door neighbor who looks like he’d make a perfect friend.

Anika and Christopher Denise have teamed up again to create a lively and charming tale about moving, bravery, friendship, and most of all, feeling at home.