  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 06/01/2016 PreS-K—Fans of the protagonist of What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig will be glad she is back with another fun adventure with her friends Squirrel and Rabbit. Pig prepares a picnic with "some good friends[,] crunching and munching by the trees," until a sudden storm has them making a mad dash for safety. "Whoosh Boom Plop Splash." Can Pig save the day? The digitally painted illustrations follow the text, making it easy for emerging readers to recognize new words. They will want to reread this journey over and over again. VERDICT Another hit in the series, this offering is sure to fly off the shelf.—Andrea Pavlik, Huntington Public Library, NY - Copyright 2016 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Booklist - 08/01/2016 Virjan’s third Pig in a Wig series entry follows a similar format to the first two books, and this time, the titular character is getting ready for lunch: “What this story needs is a pig in a wig, baking bread, pouring punch, and meeting a friend for a picnic lunch.” Pig then gathers some more delicious dishes, like carrots for a friend, pies, “sandwiches, apples, ketchup and fries.” Now, everyone’s happily eating together outside, but a “Whoosh Boom Plop Splash” ushers in a huge rainstorm, and “What this story needs now is another place to eat.” Happily, a living-room picnic is just as much fun. Virjan’s brightly colored charcoal artwork, populated by cheery, expressive cartoon creatures, is a great complement for the cumulative rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia, and the cyclical nature of the story will help new readers. This attractive, engaging picture book would appeal to emerging readers trying to tackle books on their own as well as a group story time. - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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