Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his four older—and bigger—brothers and sisters. When a visit to Grandpa's house turns into a rummage through Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig is too small to play any of them. But when the disorganized band has a pig-pile mishap, Little Pig has a BIG idea: They could use a leader.
David Hyde Costello's warm illustrations and goofy speech-bubble dialogue add giggles galore to this iconic story of little-siblinghood. Perfect for youngests, oldests, and everyone in between!
Sometimes Little Pig didn't like being little, or even being called Little Pig. When his brothers and sisters got out Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig looked for something he could play. Little Pig was too little to play the drum, so Margie played the drum. Little Pig was too little to play the trombone, so Peter played the trombone. Little Pig was too little to play the trumpet, so Sally played the trumpet.
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| 2012 Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
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| 2012 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
"Costello’s winsome tale explores the travails of being the youngest and the littlest." --Kirkus Reviews
"Costello isn't pioneering new ground with this story of how a family's littlest member asserts his competence, but the combination of lovely and understated text, sly watercolors, and a protagonist who knows in his heart that he's right make the premise feel fresh and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"An uplifting tale with a gentle lesson about how even the smallest member of the band has something to contribute." --Shelf Awareness
"Young readers will likely recognize Little Pig's predicament and give his take-charge solution a big hand." --The Horn Book Magazine
David Hyde Costello has worked as a scenic designer for motion pictures and the stage. He is the author/illustrator of Here They Come! (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and I Can Help (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), and Little Pig Joins the Band. He is also the illustrator of the Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, A Crow of His Own. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his four older—and bigger—brothers and sisters. When a visit to Grandpa's house turns into a rummage through Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig is too small to play any of them. But when the disorganized band has a pig-pile mishap, Little Pig has a BIG idea: They could use a leader.
David Hyde Costello's warm illustrations and goofy speech-bubble dialogue add giggles galore to this iconic story of little-siblinghood. Perfect for youngests, oldests, and everyone in between!
Excerpt
Sometimes Little Pig didn't like being little, or even being called Little Pig. When his brothers and sisters got out Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig looked for something he could play. Little Pig was too little to play the drum, so Margie played the drum. Little Pig was too little to play the trombone, so Peter played the trombone. Little Pig was too little to play the trumpet, so Sally played the trumpet.
SELECTION
| 2012 Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2012 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
Praise
"Costello’s winsome tale explores the travails of being the youngest and the littlest." --Kirkus Reviews
"Costello isn't pioneering new ground with this story of how a family's littlest member asserts his competence, but the combination of lovely and understated text, sly watercolors, and a protagonist who knows in his heart that he's right make the premise feel fresh and funny." --Publishers Weekly
"An uplifting tale with a gentle lesson about how even the smallest member of the band has something to contribute." --Shelf Awareness
"Young readers will likely recognize Little Pig's predicament and give his take-charge solution a big hand." --The Horn Book Magazine
Author
David Hyde Costello has worked as a scenic designer for motion pictures and the stage. He is the author/illustrator of Here They Come! (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and I Can Help (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), and Little Pig Joins the Band. He is also the illustrator of the Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book, A Crow of His Own. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
View titles by David Hyde Costello
