The Princess and the Pig

A baby pig and a baby princess accidentally exchange places in this funny tale. The pig is presumed to be the princess transformed by a disgruntled fairy and the princess is presumed to be the pig transformed by a beneficent fairy. Time goes by, however, and the farmer and his wife begin to realize that an exchange has been made and they set out to rectify matters.

The illustrations are bright and beautiful and funny to complement the text. My favorite parts were the little asides to the audience of readers about the absurd yet commonplace transformations that occur in fairy tales. Very fun.

Ha! Excellent fractured fairy tale. Pigmella the piglet and Priscilla the princess get switched by accident and go on to lead each others' lives. Priscilla (now called Pigmella) grows up to be a kind, smart, beautiful young lady while Pigmella (now called Priscilla) grows up to be a...well...pig. A perfect story for the anti-princess girl, and maybe even the princess girl, if she's got a good funny bone.

I have no idea why ppl like the pictures. The people's proportions and features are distorted to the point of being grotesque, imo, and the cartoonish style seems overly simplistic. I also dispute, as always, the choice of an oversize design. Making a book hard for a library to shelve with the others will not necessarily encourage them to display it more prominently, and may even discourage them from buying it.

The story itself, though, is a hoot. And I love the ending, even though it isn't particularly surprising or fresh.

Great story that plays off several classic fairy tales. Loved the twist at the end. Humorous on several levels - would be good to share with older preschoolers up through elementary.

This is a witty, silly story that entertained the children and me. This story could be used to illustrate how your past knowledge affects your current beliefs.

This is an excellent book to introduce text-to-text connections. It tells the story of a princess and a pig that get switched at birth, and makes several literal references to other well-known fairytales. This book was engaging, humorous, and easy to follow. I will definitely include this book in my classroom library and use as a mentor text through several different lessons.

34 months - if you're not into the princess stuff or you are you'll like this one. It's not your typical all happy, everything is pink and princess-y and wonderful story. And the real princess, well she doesn't care about being a princess she is just happy being herself. Yay!