As the daughter of a printer, Sue Lowell Gallion has a
life-long love of type, paper, and books. Sue is the author of the
Pug and Pig picture book series and All Except Axle, among
others. She lives in Leawood, Kansas, with a black lab mix who is
not a pug.
Joyce Wan is the author and illustrator of several picture books,
including Pug Meets Pig, Pug & Pig Trick-or-Treat,
Sleepyheads, Greetings from Kiwi and Pear, You Are My
Cupcake, and We Belong Together. She also runs a design studio
whose stationery and gift products are sold worldwide. Joyce lives
with her husband in New York City. Visit her at WanArt.com.
Pug does not need Pig in his life. Pug is happy with his
routine—his home, food, important work digging and barking in the
yard, and bed. So when friendly Pig pops onto the scene and
obliviously disrupts Pug’s daily habits, the dog is not pleased.
Will Pug pack his toys and leave, or can he learn to live with and
even embrace Pig? The age-old theme of learning to accept a
newcomer will resonate with children adjusting to a new sibling or
witnessing an old pet adapt to a new one. The text and visuals work
well together, employing understated humor. Clear, softly colored
illustrations featuring the chubby title characters are appealing
and accessible. A cat appears occasionally, along with a few
ethnically diverse children as onlookers, and some of Pug’s toys
can be spotted on multiple pages for observant children to track.
The beginning endpapers show Pug enjoying his daily romp in the
yard alone, and the closing endpapers present Pug taking part in
similar activities along with Pig, conveying the subtle but
positive message that Pug can be equally content alone or with
company. This selection might be confused with Lynne Berry’s Pig
and Pug picture book or Laura Marchesani and Zenaides A. Medina
Jr.’s Pig and Pug juvenile reader. VERDICT This cozy story is
likely to hit the spot with many preschoolers and is a great choice
for beginning readers.
*August 2016*
Pug is master of the house—indeed, his human owners are never seen.
Then a new pet, Pig, shows up, wearing a blue dress with a ruffle,
no less. Pig immediately and cheerfully co-opts everything that Pug
loves: his doghouse, his dish, and his “work” antagonizing the
local cat. “Pug is not happy,” writes first-time picture book
author Gallion in her sublimely economic, emotionally resonant
text, which is also simple enough to engage budding readers. “He is
not happy here at home anymore.” When Pug realizes he can help a
miserable Pig navigate a newly installed doggie door (“Pig’s round
middle cannot fit”) the relationship shifts: Pug is no longer
put-upon—he’s a problem solver. Gallion wisely lets the reward of
selflessness speak for itself, while Wan’s (The Whale in My
Swimming Pool) pert, roly-poly characters look like something
lifted out of readers’ own toy boxes. Proffered with the lightest
of touches, it’s a story that readers can easily take to heart. Up
to age 8.
*July 4, 2016*
A little dog named Pug is perfectly happy in his cozy, suburban
world until pushy Pig moves in.Pug lives in a big house with a
fenced backyard and his own little doghouse to sleep in. Pig
arrives (seemingly out of nowhere) wearing a friendly smile and a
dress with a ruffled collar. She moves right in on Pug's territory,
slurping up his dog food, making friends with the neighbor cat, and
taking over Pug's doghouse. Pug is ready to leave home, but a new
doggy door (installed by the unseen owner) gives him the ability to
get in and out of the main house, while Pig can't fit through the
little door. Pug takes pity on poor Pig, gnawing on the door to
enlarge it so it can be a "piggy door" for Pig's convenience as
well. Pug and Pig then immediately begin to share everything,
becoming best friends and living happily together....The simple,
understated text with just a few words on each page will be enjoyed
by younger preschoolers and will also be accessible to new readers,
and the jaunty, oversized illustrations have a cheerful,
straightforward appeal that suits the text. The only human
characters are three neighbor children who can be seen peeking over
the fence at Pug and Pig; all are children of color.
*7/1/16*
A little dog named Pug is perfectly happy in his cozy, suburban world until pushy Pig moves in.Pug lives in a big house with a fenced backyard and his own little doghouse to sleep in. Pig arrives (seemingly out of nowhere) wearing a friendly smile and a dress with a ruffled collar. She moves right in on Pug's territory, slurping up his dog food, making friends with the neighbor cat, and taking over Pug's doghouse. Pug is ready to leave home, but a new doggy door (installed by the unseen owner) gives him the ability to get in and out of the main house, while Pig can't fit through the little door. Pug takes pity on poor Pig, gnawing on the door to enlarge it so it can be a "piggy door" for Pig's convenience as well. Pug and Pig then immediately begin to share everything, becoming best friends and living happily together....The simple, understated text with just a few words on each page will be enjoyed by younger preschoolers and will also be accessible to new readers, and the jaunty, oversized illustrations have a cheerful, straightforward appeal that suits the text. The only human characters are three neighbor children who can be seen peeking over the fence at Pug and Pig; all are children of color. -- Kirkus Reviews * 7/1/16 * Pug is master of the house-indeed, his human owners are never seen. Then a new pet, Pig, shows up, wearing a blue dress with a ruffle, no less. Pig immediately and cheerfully co-opts everything that Pug loves: his doghouse, his dish, and his "work" antagonizing the local cat. "Pug is not happy," writes first-time picture book author Gallion in her sublimely economic, emotionally resonant text, which is also simple enough to engage budding readers. "He is not happy here at home anymore." When Pug realizes he can help a miserable Pig navigate a newly installed doggie door ("Pig's round middle cannot fit") the relationship shifts: Pug is no longer put-upon-he's a problem solver. Gallion wisely lets the reward of selflessness speak for itself, while Wan's (The Whale in My Swimming Pool) pert, roly-poly characters look like something lifted out of readers' own toy boxes. Proffered with the lightest of touches, it's a story that readers can easily take to heart. Up to age 8. -- Publishers Weekly *STARRED REVIEW* * July 4, 2016 * Pug does not need Pig in his life. Pug is happy with his routine-his home, food, important work digging and barking in the yard, and bed. So when friendly Pig pops onto the scene and obliviously disrupts Pug's daily habits, the dog is not pleased. Will Pug pack his toys and leave, or can he learn to live with and even embrace Pig? The age-old theme of learning to accept a newcomer will resonate with children adjusting to a new sibling or witnessing an old pet adapt to a new one. The text and visuals work well together, employing understated humor. Clear, softly colored illustrations featuring the chubby title characters are appealing and accessible. A cat appears occasionally, along with a few ethnically diverse children as onlookers, and some of Pug's toys can be spotted on multiple pages for observant children to track. The beginning endpapers show Pug enjoying his daily romp in the yard alone, and the closing endpapers present Pug taking part in similar activities along with Pig, conveying the subtle but positive message that Pug can be equally content alone or with company. This selection might be confused with Lynne Berry's Pig and Pug picture book or Laura Marchesani and Zenaides A. Medina Jr.'s Pig and Pug juvenile reader. VERDICT This cozy story is likely to hit the spot with many preschoolers and is a great choice for beginning readers. -- School Library Journal * August 2016 *
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