Richard Scarry's The Party Pig
(Little Golden Books)

Author

Kathryn Jackson

Illustrator

Richard Scarry

Publication Date

May 14, 2019

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Richard Scarry's The Party Pig (Little Golden Books)

Hardcover

Currently out of stock

Description

This 1954 Little Golden Book is back in print for Richard Scarry's 100th birthday in 2019!

This sweet story about a kindly little pig who gives away all the food that has been set aside for his birthday party--and about his friends who make it up to him with the best party ever--is back in print in the Little Golden Book line! Originally published in 1954 and one of Scarry's early projects for Golden Books, it has not been available for decades. This fun read-aloud with adorable animal characters is sure to become a new family favorite!

Publication date

May 14, 2019

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9781984849878

Lexile Measure

720

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Golden Books

Series

Little Golden Books

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Pigs
Swine
Generosity
Kindness
Birthday parties

Kathryn Jackson

Kathryn Jackson wrote hundreds of lively, witty stories for Golden Books, most of which were coauthored with her husband, Byron. The Saggy Baggy Elephant is one of the pair's most famous titles. Golden Books that Kathryn Jackson wrote on her own include Tawny Scrawny Lion, Nurse Nancy, Pantaloon, Richard Scarry's The Animals' Merry Christmas, and Richard Scarry's A Story a Day: 365 Stories and Rhymes.

Martin Provensen (1916-1987) and his wife, Alice, have illustrated more than 50 books for children, including An Owl and Three Pussycats, The Year at Maple Hill Farm, and numerous Little Golden Books including The Color Kittens and Katie the Kitten. In 1984, they won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Fight, which they wrote and illustrated together.

Alice Provensen and her husband, Martin, have illustrated more than 50 fabulous books for children, including A Visit to William Blake's Inn, Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm, and numerous Little Golden Books including The Color Kittens and Katie the Kitten. They won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Fight in 1984. She lives in San Clemente, California.

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