Piglet's Picnic

By Jessica Souhami Illustrated by Jessica Souhami


Piglet's Picnic
Online price: £11.99
Hardback, 28 pages
Published: 4th March 2010

Category: Early Literacy, Maths & Numeracy
Interest age, years: From 3 To 6
Key Stage: MA KS1, ENG RDG KS1, EARLY YEARS

One sunny day, Piglet invites her friends on a picnic by the river, asking them to bring their favourite food. As she goes to the picnic, she is joined by mouse, Blackbirds, Frogs, Dog and Sheep. All the animals have brought packages and bags, and Piglet hopes there will be enough food for them all to share. But when they unpack their bags, each animal has brought food that no one else can eat. The sheep have brought grass, the dog has brought a bone and the blackbirds have brought wriggly worms.Disgusting! It looks as if the picnic will be a disaster - until clever Piglet opens her basket to reveal 12 delicious little cakes. Yum! Finally Piglet spreads out all the food, and there is plenty for everyone to enjoy.This lift the flap counting book weaves fascinating food and simple numbers into an appealing story with lively collage illustrations and a brilliant read-aloud text.

An endearing tale of friendship… Plenty of opportunities for counting, laughing, reading and thinking. - Early Years Educator

Enormous child appeal here as they try to guess what each animal has brought befire lifting the large flaps to find out. The simple text is perfect to read aloud and the colourful, expressive illustrations are great fun. - Carousel

Jessica Souhami's tale cleverly interweaves simple counting and will help to familiarise children with the different foods animals like. - Nursery Education

Lots of fun, with lift-the-flap pages and a final fold-out page, and plenty to count along the way. - Nursery World

A superb book to read to the pre-school or nursery age group. - School Librarian

Above all the book's appeal lies in the fast moving narrative with lots of conversation supported by bright pictures showing the delightful expressions on the animals' faces. This is a superb book to read to the pre-school or nursery age group. There's lots of potential for the reading adult to bring drama to the dialogue. - School Librarian

Mouse uncovered his basket. But inside were TWO pieces of very smelly cheese!

"Pooh!" said the others. "That's stinky!" We can't eat THAT!" Then the frogs opened their tin box. But inside were EIGHT black bugs. "Ugh!" said the others. "You must be joking! We can't eat that!"



Publication Details:

Binding: Hardback, 28 pages
ISBN: 9781845079765
Format: 215mm x 215mm

BIC Code: YBCS, YBLC
BISAC Code:  JUV002000
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books


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