Puppies and Piggies by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Ivan Bates

Puppies and Piggies by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Ivan Bates

Puppies and Piggies is about a bunch of animals and their favorite activities to participate in. There are many good action words to describe what the animals are doing. These verbs consist of things like running, talking, hiding, rolling, and flopping. The sentences rhyme which I like in a children's book. It's cute that none of the animals have names, they are referred to as their animal name such as piggy, kitty, and goosey. This is a good learning tool for kids who are learning their animals. You could read this book out loud to them, while they look at the pictures. The pictures are good, some pages have full pictures and other pages just have one sole animal so they are kind of bland. The pictures have soft edges on the pictures and lots of details. This was a brand new book that was published in 2008. This book is also written by Cynthia Rylant whose books I really enjoy.