Pig Kahuna
By Jennifer Sattler
Bloomsbury
2011
Pigs are not known for their swimming abilities. That’s what makes this quirky little picture book even more adorable. This silly tale finds Fergus and his baby brother, Dink, at the beach for the day, trying their best to avoid the water. After all, the water is filled with a “lurking, murky ickiness.” They are content to collect odds and ends off the beach…and then they make a monumental find. A surfboard that they promptly name Dave! Unwilling to venture out into the lurking, murky ickiness, they are content to play creatively with the surfboard on the shore. But when Fergus returns from an ice cream run, he is horrified to see Dink throwing the board back into the water. Fergus must make a split decision—to stay on the shore and watch the surfboard drift away forever, or to jump in and save the board despite the lurking, murky ickiness. Pick up your own copy to find out if Fergus gets wet or stays dry!
From a storytime perspective, this book is a home run! The illustrations are vivid and funny. The text is concise and easy to understand. It has what I call “performance power” in that it allows me to (pardon the pun) ham it up for the audience. This book is pure comedic genius and I literally had the kids snorting up a storm as they listened to this memorable pig tale.
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