Pig Town Party
by Lian Cho (Author) Lian Cho (Illustrator)
"Absurdly funny."--Kirkus Reviews
Author-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a rib-tickling picture book about a young girl who receives a mysterious invite to a Pig Town party and follows the trail into a secret world of pigs--where epic parties, chase scenes, and a cake heist soon unfold. Hilarious twists abound!
When a mysterious invite addressed to "Cutie" arrives in the mail, a young girl follows the mailman through the hedges and discovers a dazzling, secret world of . . . pigs.
Pigs on bikes. Pigs in bakeries. Pigs on their way to a mansion.
Cutie goes to the address on her invite and is welcomed into an epic party of pigs dressed in every costume imaginable. And they love her human costume the most. Cutie realizes their mistake, and she is definitely going to set the record straight. After all, lying is wrong. But being flattered is also loads of fun. And maybe a little distracting. So when they call Cutie's name to award her for best costume, she doesn't realize another pig is storming up to the stage...and this pig looks angry. Author-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a hilarious tale filled with chase scenes and cake heists in a wildly imagined world.
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Publishers Weekly
Cho (Oh, Olive!) expertly concocts a sharply funny rabbit-hole story with a dash of The Twilight Zone. When a mysterious invitation addressed to "Cutie" slides through the mail slot, requesting attendance at the annual Pig Town Party, the pigtailed human child on the receiving end is confused, flattered, and intrigued. "Last time I checked," states the pink-skinned, dot-eyed narrating youth, "I was indeed a cutie, but I was not a pig." As intrepid as they are confident, the child discovers, beyond a huge hedge, a mirror-image town that's populated by porcine inhabitants. The party itself is Gatsby-like in its lavishness: gouache and colored pencil illustrations show a glowing mansion with a grand staircase and costumed piggy guests all competing in a lavish masquerade whose prize is an elaborate, multitiered pink cake. The child admits to the reader that "of course, lying is very bad," but stays mum when called Cutie until they're voted the most creatively costumed pig of all--and denounced by an angry pig in an identical outfit. Exit kid and cake, pursued by pigs, but the triumph of a successful return is short-lived when the wily youth receives a fittingly funny comeuppance in this pleasingly madcap work. Human background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. Agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Oct.)
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Kirkus
Absurdly funny.
Review quotes
"If you have ever, or never, been invited to a Pig Town Party, this book is for you! Always beware of unexpected pig invitations." — Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador of Young People's Literature and Pig Expert
"To hold this book is to hold an invitation to the party of the year. I had an unforgettable time." — Shawn Harris, Caldecott Honoree of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
JUV002200 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
