Sassy
Pants is a little pig who loves to dig and eat on the farm where she
lives. She'd been the runt of the litter and taken into the farm
house for a while. “For a long time Sassy Pants thought she was a
people. Not a pig. And that's what started all the trouble.” (16)
She is always getting into situations where she has to learn lessons
the hard way.
In
this adventure, Sassy Pants meets some pretty strange animals. First
is a llama, the giant-critter-spitter. Next is stinky Winchester, an
English Bull Dog with a wooden leg and a smashed in nose. The last
strange animal is a dangerous one, a bobcat.
Readers
learn lessons right along with the animals in the book. The llama
learns he has to let go of a bad experience in his past. Winchester
shares how he learned rules are there for our protection. Sassy Pants
learns about consequences and the difference between different
strange and dangerous strange when a bobcat invades the farm.
This
is a cute book that helps children learn a number of lessons through
the actions of the animals. There are not as many illustrations as I
had expected so parents might have a little trouble keeping toddlers
attentive to the story. The few illustrations that are included are
delightful. I do recommend it for children who are reading chapter
books.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Carol
A. Brown grew up on a farm. She taught elementary school, college,
and graduate level courses. Now she writes books that teach vital
truths to adults and children. Find out more at
http://porchlight.joystarters.com
and http://carolsporch.com/.
Nada
Serafimovic has a master's degree in book design and illustration.
You can see more of her art here.
Summers
Island Press, 78 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book through The Book
Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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