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Look Out, Pink Piglet!

By Phil Cummings
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Look Out, Pink Piglet! by Phil Cummings is a delightful children's book that follows the adventures of a curious and energetic pink piglet. Venturing beyond the safety of the farm, the piglet encounters new friends and exciting challenges, learning valuable lessons along the way. Its charming illustrations and playful narrative make it an engaging read for young children.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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If you enjoy heartwarming tales about friendship and adventure, this book may delight you and your little ones. Perfect for young readers, it offers an engaging story with charming illustrations that captivate the imagination.

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Pink Piglet may be the littlest animal in the barn, but his friends know that he is also the bravest. So when a strange new sound frightens Cow, Rooster and Dog, it's up to Pink Piglet to find out what kind of creature it's coming from. A beautifully simple text, with great repetition and rhythm that make it an ideal read-aloud story.

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Look Out, Pink Piglet! tells the delightful story of a small yet courageous barnyard animal. Though Pink Piglet may be the smallest creature in the barn, his friends recognise his bravery.

When Cow, Rooster, and Dog are startled by an unfamiliar sound, it falls upon Pink Piglet to investigate the mysterious noise and its source. The story features a beautifully simple text with wonderful repetition and rhythm, making it the perfect read-aloud tale for children.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734417305

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 June 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sarah Davis
  • Illustrated by Sarah Davis

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Phil Cummings

About the Author

Phil Cummings (Author) Phil Cummings has written many picture books and children's novels, include BOOM BAH, ANZAC BISCUITS and NIGHT WATCH. He is an ambassador for the Premier's Reading Challenge in South Australia. Sarah Davis (Illustrator) Since 2008, Sarah Davis has had 19 books published in Australia and overseas, and her work has been shortlisted for several awards. She won the CBCA's Crichton Award for MENDING LUCILLE, and VIOLET MACKEREL'S BRILLIANT PLOT was a CBCA Honour book. FEARLESS and FEARLESS IN LOVE both won multiple children's choice awards.

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