My Pig Pauline by Hans Limmer and David Crossley (Scribble) HB RRP
$24.95 ISBN 978192532121241
Reviewed by Dianne Bates
Author Hans Limmer was born in
1926 but in 1960 he emigrated with his family to Greece where he lived on the
island of Rhodes where this hardback picture book is set. The story is of
Angelika who lives on Rhodes with her parents and sister Susi (who owns
Benjamin the donkey, another charming tale by Limmer). A blonde-haired toddler,
Angelika loves roaming the Mediterranean island with her favourite doll, Hippi.
When she adopts a piglet named Paulina she finds in a small sack near the road,
the two have lots of fun together. We see Paulina’s small pen, the pig rolling
in mud (Angelika muddy, too), and Angelika on a trike, pulling Paulina along in
a cardboard box. The little girl also dresses her pig in striped underpants.
Illustrated by president of the
Houston Centre for Photography, David Crossley, there are numerous engaging
photos such as the small girl and her pig friend are nose to snout, the two are
racing through a field of flowers and chubby-faced Angelika lifting Paulina up
from the cobblestones.
However, when a farmer wants to
take Paulina away, Angelika knows she has to save her best friend. Equipping
herself with supplies, she sets off with her pig to run away where they can’t
be found. On the way to who knows where, the two meet a cow and a
straggly-coated goat before arriving at some woods. Deeper in the woods
Angelika finds a small cave. Of course little girls can’t be lost forever…
Like its companion classic
bestseller book, My Donkey Benjamin,
this is a picture book with compelling, naturalist photographs, sure to
entertain and amuse children aged 5 to 7 years.
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