This is the book that allowed me to learn how much I enjoy the illustrations of Mark Teague. I was lost in this book for quite some time, exploring each of the delightful bedroom scenes and reflecting on my own childhood as quite the messy kid myself. I am also sincerely fond of books that explore adults funny phrases and other colloquialisms, and I typically find their material to be both entertaining and insightful to many kids. 

When Wendell does not clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

This is a really cute book about a boy who does not like to clean his room. One day, he comes home and finds a pig in his bed. His room keeps getting messier, and more pigs keep showing up. At first, he thinks it is great. The pigs play monopoly with him, and he likes them. As time goes on, the boy decides that he really needs to clean his room. The pigs move out, but the still come back sometimes to play monopoly. This story is funny and teaches a lesson about cleaning your room. ( )

GRL M,1 copy

GRL M,1 copy

GRL M,1 copy

GRL M,1 copy

When Wendell doesn't clean his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

In this book, a mother told her son he was living in a pigsty. Wendell didn't mind it and it ended up that he enjoyed the mess and the pigs that moved into his room. After a while, the mess finally got to him, and he realized how much nicer it would be to have a clean room. His mother told him it was his responsibility to clean his room, so he learned the responsibility of doing his chores and keeping his room clean.

the book is good and you will like it. ( )

An imaginative look at just what might happen if a kid didn't clean his room!

Wendall's room is a pigsty (teach metaphor). Pigs move in, one at a time. Wendall doesn't mind at first, but eventually it's such a mess he can't stand it. Now the mess is more than he can handle, but he organizes the pigs to help him clean. Then it's too clean for them, so they return to the farm. But they come back once in awhile to play Monopoly with him. ( )

Children's, Cleanliness, Pigs

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When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.