Little Oink: (Animal Books for Toddlers, Board Book for Toddlers) (Little Books)

Bought this for a baby shower. Great overall transaction.

This is a clever book that has the rare attribute of being as fun for the adult to read as it is for the child to hear.Follow along as Little Oink is chastised by his parents for being too neat and told that he has to make a proper mess if he is going to grow up to be a decent pig. I wish my mother had read this to me when I was a child!I'm not sure if the age group of children to which this book seems targeted are old enough to internalize the message, but it holds my toddler's attention and I appreciate the author's dry wit and reverse psychology. The illustrations are charming and well done, have good detail, and pair well with the written word.Though relatively short- but just about right for my almost-two-year-old, it is filled with humor and irony. Parents will be smiling knowingly as they read this to their little ones.Equally good and fun to read are other books by the same author: "Little Pea" and "Little Hoot"

We bought Little Oink for my first son when he was only about six months old. He was attentive to its pictures and its rhythm even at that young age; he's almost four now and he still loves it. This is one of his few books that I've never tired of reading; it's full of smart little details that encourage all the various stages of infant and toddler development. It's by far my favorite of the three books in this series (the others are Little Pea and Little Owl). As a parent who remembers being harangued by her own parents constantly about cleaning her room, it really resonates with me. And by now, we've probably purchased 10 copies of this book to include in baby care packages for our new-parent friends.

Little Oink wants to keep a clean space, but his parents want him to be a respectable pig and be messy. This book was just what we needed because we have read Little Pea and Little Hoot dozens of times, and our little son never tires of hearing about them. The pictures really help the toddler set understand what's going on, yet I can see even older kids enjoying the story (our son is 2-1/2). The great thing about this series is that they are actual stories and something happens with a beginning, middle, and end. However, they're not too long for bedtime and are a far cry from the simplistic list-type books that we frequently run into for toddlers. GREAT book.

We started with Little Pea a few years ago and it has been a favorite in our house from day one. When I found out Amy Rosenthal had two more "Little" books, I immediately bought them. We love both this and Little Hoot. My only gripe is these books contain many words synonymous with "said" that make it difficult for new readers. I understand avoiding redundancy using the same word on every page, but sometimes that is helpful for frustrated readers.

I bought this 4 a four yr old girl because I had read it from the library and thought it was adorable. Well made book. Small but perfect for 0-5 yrs.

its cute, but not as good as Little Pea. My son loved LP so we bought this when it came out. He likes it, but still always wants to read LP. It was a little disappointing.

Another absolute gem by Mrs. Rosenthal. We have all of her books, this one is our newest bed time story!

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