I'm a fan of Robert Munsch, but this is not my favorite of his books. The story felt a bit choppy, and the "dumb pigs" refrain seems unnecessarily harsh.

Note: I received a digital copy of this book through NetGalley. ( )

Ugh. This book is horribly dated. The little girl name calls some pigs and they behave badly, peeing on shoes and whatnot. You know how 4 year olds are really impressionable and will do stuff they think is funny? Like pee on their shoes because the pigs did it? Yeah. This is my life. ( )

Always a favourite with my kids and now the grandkids. One caveat: the board book, although sturdy, lacks some of the details that very small children find exquisitely humorous. For instance, the pig who pees in the principal's shoe gets left out. I'm sure the editors would say it was a matter of available space.

Stick with the original paper edition. ( )

When Megan's father asks her to see to the pigs, warning her not to open the gate because they are very intelligent creatures, the young girl scoffs, calling them dumb. She continues to scoff, until her carelessness results in the pigs getting out, and taking over first her kitchen, and then her principal's office. Pigs are quite smart, she discovers...

One of many picture-books produced by Canadian author/illustrator team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko, Pigs is an amusing little picture-book romp. With its repetitive structure, somewhat surreal sense of humor, and madcap hi-jinks (not to mention that sly ending!), this one would make for a good read-aloud at story-time. Recommended to young pig lovers, and to fans of the Munsch/Martchenko team's particular brand of humor. ( )

This would be a good book to model reading with expression and pointing out punctuation.