Project Description

Captain Small Pig
by Martin Waddell
illustrated by Susan Varley
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-519-5
Publication Date: 3/1/2010
Page Count: 32
Size: 10-5/8″ x 9-1/8″
Age Range: 4 – 8
Language: English
Price: $7.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-982-7
Publication Date: 3/1/2017
Page Count: 32
Size: 10-5/8″ x 9-1/8″
Age Range: 4 – 8
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-68263-094-5
Age Range: 4 – 8
Language: English
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F&P: GRL K, Gr 2, Genre F
Lexile: AD670L
Themes: Acceptance, Family, Friendship
BISAC 1: JUV010000 JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams
BISAC 2: JUV002200 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pigs
BISAC 3: JUV041020 JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
Reviews
“This book pleases at every level.” ―Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
“The animals’ love for Small Pig is abundantly evident in Varley’s light-infused pen-and-ink art, which emphasizes the tenderness of their interactions and the tranquility of the setting.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Captain Small Pig will entice readers with its droll characterizations and splendid pictures.” ―School Library Journal
“Skillfully composed pen-and-ink illustrations lend an old-fashioned feeling to this gentle story, enlivening it with details” ―Kirkus Reviews
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“A definite echo of E. H. Shepard in the comfortably broken linework and cozily anthropomorphized animals” ―Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“A charming read.” ―Parents Express
“An affectionate, reassuring story… Varley’s watercolors highlight the cozy world created by Waddell.” ―Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Awards
Parents’ Choice Recommended Award ―Parents’ Choice Foundation, 2010
Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education, 2011
CCBC Choices (Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers) ―Cooperative Children’s Book Center, 2011
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (primary) ―Kansas National Education Association, 2011
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Meet the Author
Martin Waddell is the acclaimed author of many books for children, including Captain Small Pig, Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? and Owl Babies. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004 and is a two-time winner of the Smarties Book Prize. He lives in Northern Ireland.
Meet the Illustrator
Susan Varley is the award-winning illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Boy Who Thought He Was a Teddy Bear, Captain Small Pig,The Monster Bed, and The Monster Storm (both written by Jeanne Willis). She is also the author-illustrator of Badger’s Parting Gifts, which has sold more than a half a million copies worldwide and received numerous awards. Varley lives in England.