Laura Joffe Numeroff - If You Give a Pig a Pancake: Mini Book and Doll

Pros: Rhythmic story, great illustrations.
Cons: None

This afternoon it started raining. Normally that would not be a big deal, but our Preschool class was outside and our classroom was all cleaned up for the day. Hmmm, taking the children in could surely mean that the room would need cleaning again after...

Pros: Illustrations are good
Cons: Boring, no rhyming

Within the stack of books sent home this week from the preschool class, If You Give A Pig A Pancake was one of the selections we were to read. The story centers on a young girl with what appears to be her pet pig. The story is written by Laura...

Pros: a sticky-sweet story which should keep your child's attention while inspiring giggles
Cons: ummmmm WHERE'S MOM

A traveling little pig comes across a neat yellow house and peaking in the window finds a young girl sitting down to breakfast. Now, I'm sure the pig had a hungry gleam in her eye which is what led the girl to share her meal of fresh steaming pancakes. ...

Pros: eighteen thumbs up from Osage County First Grade
Cons: none noted

Laura Joffe Numeroff’s If You Give a Pig a Pancake: Mini Book and Doll is an additional work in a succession of lighthearted picture books for the younger set offered by Writer Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond. Once again Laura ...

Pros: easy to read, entertaining and fun
Cons: there are none, except your child may want to bring a pig home

I search and search for just the right books at our local library. My son is interested in simple, short sentences and beautiful pictures. Will your child sit through a book that has extremely long sentences? I didn't think so, not if he's only three....

Pros: So short that child will memorize.
Cons: Contains undesirable behavior.

What did I expect, a clean pig? A little girl invites the pig into her house for pancakes but this little piggy is up to no good.

If You Give A Pig A Pancake was written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. It is a short book...

Pros: predictable text, wonderful illustrations, FUN
Cons: None

Yes, it is dirty! If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup to go with it. Then she will get all sticky and probably need a bath. This is the beginning of this wonderful children's book.

The writer of this book, Laura Numeroff,...

Pros: Fun and creative lesson
Cons: hard cover only

My son is a big fan of the book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. He enjoys it so much, I also purchased for him the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake.

This story takes you through the antics of a busy pig and a little girl who tries to...

Pros: beautiful illustrations, first read is a funny example of logic
Cons: after first read it's no longer fun

What began with giving a mouse a cookie has grown into a mini-library of books, all wondering aloud about what would happen if you feed a hungry animal something particularly good to eat. A fun idea, the first time around, is getting a little overdone....

Pros: Teaches consequences and logic
Cons: none

I belong to the Children's Book Of the Month Club and a last year I received If You Give A Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff. It is very similar to If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, by the same author.

The story teaches...

Pros: great story, pictures and imagination
Cons: none possible!

This book is very silly and imaginative. The book starts out with the title as the first line and then goes on to say "She'll want some syrup to go with it." After that, the pig and a little girl start on their eventful day. From here you'll...

Pros: Fun text that has a great pattern
Cons: I wish she'd write another book for the series

Laura Numeroff has done it yet again with "If You Give a Pig a Pancake". The other two books, "If You Give a Moose a Muffin" and "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", are classics and this one is no different.

All...

Pros: A fun book for kids
Cons: none

Laura Numeroff uses her writing talent and active imagination to create some of the most entertaining children's books that are on the market. I know this form this from my personal experience.
Every night my two and half year old will start...

Pros: Delightful, silly plotting; clean illustrations; Note the stuffed Pooh and Eeyore in the little girl's bedroom
Cons: Not quite as good as the originals.

Another in a series of playful picture books by the duo of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond, this one continues the playful antics of its predecessors, "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and "If You Give a Moose a...

Pros: good book for kids
Cons: none

My daughter received this funny book as a gift for her second birthday.
It is one of her favorites and we read it over and over. We also have "If You give a Moose a Muffin" which is also a big hit.

The pig in "If You Give a...