Synopses & Reviews
"and#8230;this sprightly paced tale amiably nudges kids whose direction-following skills need some honing." and#8212;Publishers Weekly "Buddyand#8217;s father had a beautiful big nose. He was a great sniffer. Buddyand#8217;s mother had beautiful big teeth. She was a great chomper. Buddy had beautiful big ears. It didnand#8217;t matter." When someone says squash, Buddy hears wash. Tomatoes, you say? He buys potatoes. One dayand#8212;because he didnand#8217;t listenand#8212;Buddy accidentally ends up at Scruffy Varmintand#8217;s scary cave. Unfortunately, he doesnand#8217;t listen to Scruffy, eitherand#8230;and almost ends up as bunny stew! This delightful cautionary tale is now part of a fun, 8" x 8" hardcover series about life lessons. Includes downloadable audio!
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"Kids will enjoy the slapstick and the word jokes. Munsinger's joyful watercolors extend the farce of the disaster scenarios." --Booklist, ALA and#160; and#160; and#160;
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"Sure to be both popular and useful, this is Lester and Munsinger's best collaboration to date."
School Library Journal, Starred review
"During a beach picnic with the Pig Scouts, Pinkerton's boundless greed sends him ahead of the others to a voice that asks if anyone would care for a sandwich. There he discovers, instead, a witch,and he is obliged to wait on her, do her chores, and re-examine the glories of being first. The droll ink and watercolor illustrations impart the full effect of the witch's messy lifestyle." Horn Book
Synopsis
Buddy's father had a beautiful big nose. He was a great sniffer. Buddy's mother had beautiful big teeth. She was a great chomper. Buddy had beautiful big ears. It didn't matter. Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have created eight children's books together. Munsinger's unparalleled animal characters and Lester's hysterical text have joined together to create another silly tale about a bunny who just can't seem to listen.
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In Me First, Pinkerton the pig learns that being first isn't always best--now part of a newseries featuringand#160;Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger's quirky, fallible and lovable characters as they learnand#160;valuable life lessons
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and#8220;This funny, fetching tale will bring chucklesand#8212;and a lessonand#8212;to any child with a tendency to echo Pinkertonand#8217;s cries of and#8216;Me first.and#8217;and#8221; and#8211;
Publishers Weekly Pinkerton Pig will do anything to be firstand#8212;first down the slide, first in line at the trough-a-teria, first on the bus. His pushy ploys backfire on a Pig Scouts hike when he hears the magic words and#8220;Would you care for a sandwich?and#8221; Little does he know, heand#8217;s being tricked by a sandcastle-dwelling Sandwitch in need of care! How long will Pinkerton be doomed to powder her warty nose? This cheery look at the dangers of piggishness is now part of a fun, 8and#8221; x 8and#8221;and#160;hardcover series about life lessons.
Includes downloadable audio!
About the Author
LYNN MUNSINGER has illustrated more than ninety books for children. She graduated from Tufts University in Boston and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she majored in illustration. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont.
Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have been together through thick and thin since first publishing The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken in 1983. They have collaborated on the hilarious Tacky the Penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the award-winning Hooway for Wodney Wat. Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in New York, and Lynn Munsinger is a full-time illustrator living in Vermont.