Synopses & Reviews
Anne Mirandaand#8217;s inventive twist on a classic rhyme tells what happens after a shopper goes and#8220;to market, to market, to buy a fat pig.and#8221; Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pigand#8217;s in the kitchen, the lamband#8217;s on the bed, the cowand#8217;s on the couch--and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house.
Review
and#147;An ideal choice for sharing aloud.and#8221;and#151;
School Library Journaland#147;The skillfully wielded visual anarchy explodes off the page....This is one market trip children will wish to take again and again.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weekly
and#147;Howl as Miranda's retake blindsides Mother Goose with a shopping cart.and#8221;and#151;The Bulletin
Synopsis
Anne Miranda s inventive twist on a classic rhyme tells what happens after a shopper goes to market, to market, to buy a fat pig. Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pig s in the kitchen, the lamb s on the bed, the cow s on the couch--and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house.
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Synopsis
A funny twist on the classic rhyme
What happens after a shopper goes "to market, to market, to buy a fat pig"? Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pig's in the kitchen, the lamb's on the bed, the cow's on the couch--and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house
The skillfully wielded visual anarchy explodes off the page. This is one market trip children will wish to take again and again. --Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Anne Miranda's inventive twist on a classic rhyme tells what happens after a shopper goes "to market, to market, to buy a fat pig". Full color.
About the Author
Anne Mirandaand#8217;s inventive twist on a classic rhyme tells what happens after a shopper goes and#8220;to market, to market, to buy a fat pig.and#8221; Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pigand#8217;s in the kitchen, the lamband#8217;s on the bed, the cowand#8217;s on the couch--and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house.
and#147;An ideal choice for sharing aloud.and#8221;and#151;School Library Journal
and#147;The skillfully wielded visual anarchy explodes off the page....This is one market trip children will wish to take again and again.and#8221;and#151;Publishers Weekly
and#147;Howl as Miranda's retake blindsides Mother Goose with a shopping cart.and#8221;and#151;The Bulletin
ANNE MIRANDA has written many childrenand#8217;s books, includingNight Songs,which she also illustrated, andGlad Monster, Sad Monster: A Book About Feelings. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
JANET STEVENS is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including the Caldecott Honor BookTops and Bottoms,the Texas Bluebonnet Award winner Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!,and, most recently,And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon,which she cowrote with her sister, Susan Stevens Crummel. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.