Let's say it at the start - the wild boars are NOT pleasant. In fact, we can all agree there's no such thing as a nice wild boar. They make rude smells, they wantonly destroy your things, they tusk you if you do anything nice for them, they throw massive tantrums - and then they laugh when they blame it all on you.

And these are the main characters of this book, so if you or your child is incapable of understanding that *depicting* bad behavior is not the same thing as *endorsing* bad behavior, well, you've been warned.

For the rest of us, this is great. Two children (who inexplicably attend school with wild boars) go out of their way to be nice to the animals... and can find out from experience that it was a waste of time. There's no great moral lesson here, there *are* graphic displays of poo and farts, and it's all good fun for a certain age group.

I can't explain it, but there's just something charming about watching the boars wreak malicious havoc on everything. ( )

Comical book about how bad wild boars are! Cute illustrations and fun with a fun and easy plot. Don't be fooled, no matter how good these boars promise to be, you should know they'll never be anything but rude, dirty, smelly and bad tempered!

Silly story about some very rude wild boars. Great jumping point for discussion on very rude children, as if they exist... ( )

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Boris, Morris, Horace and Dorris are 4 wild boars. And it just gets better from there! For example: "Do you like them? Never mind. They do not like you either."

Even when you try to be kind to them - inviting them to your house, making them snacks, letting them sleep in your bed. Horace soaks for hours in the toilet; Morris gives you fleas, Boris makes horrible smells, and Doris will eat your whale. ?
Okay so the book is a little over the top, but children will appreciate and recognize the mis-mannered and yet somehow still lovable wild boars, and the awful, awful things they do - while looking on, as the child characters in the book do, with patience and even kindness towards the naughty creatures. ( )