Pretty Princess Pig

Follows Pretty Princess Pig as she gets ready to throw a party by painting the dining room, baking, and digging up flowers.

Follow Pretty Princess Pig as she gets ready to throw a party by painting the dining room, baking, and digging up flowers.

A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.

The phonics focus of this book helps teachers looking for materials to fit specific lesson plans, but the stories never feel "educational." "Let's play princess," said Pig. "I will give you three wishes," says Twig. But three wishes are not enough for Princess Pig. She wants four, then five, then six! Pig and Twig are friends, but Pig is being demanding. What will Twig do? Princess Pig features the "short i" sound, a bossy pig, and a friend who knows when to say "No!"

The Pig Princess is the story of a princess searching for that perfect dress to wear to the ball. The princess gets discouraged when she can't seem to find a dress that suits her. Will she ever find her perfect fit? This book is intended for children 8 and under. Check out Lil Glimmer, The Nutt Family: An Acorny Adventure, The Bee Bully, Cactus Charlie, Eager Eaglets: Birds of Play, Monsters Have Mommies, Suzy Snowflake, The Christmas Owl, The Cat Who Lost His Meow, Ten Thankful Turkeys & Caterpillar Shoes also by this author.

Fresh, fun ideas for children's storytime fill this book. The author, a long-time storytime facilitator, has put together 52 weekly themes plus additional plans for holidays, all with detailed instructions for talking about the theme and choosing the books, crafts, songs, poems, games and snacks. Each storytime idea is illustrated with photographs of a suggested craft and snack for easy reference. Libraries, bookstores, preschools and parents alike can use this book to offer themed storytimes that include discussion, literature, art, music, movement and food. Options are provided for each storytime, so the ideas can be used year after year.

Let's get reading with Macmillan early readers! The complete story and original illustrations of The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene have been specially re-designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, this new version is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence. There's been a dreadful mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has switched places with Pigmella, the farmer's new piglet! Perhaps if kissing a frog can work, the same could apply to pigs . . .

This book is an invaluable resource for school library aides who conduct storytime activities, providing everything from instruction on how to read to children to a week-by-week read aloud curriculum for the entire school year. School Library Storytime: Just the Basics is the perfect resource for library aides, paraprofessionals, or other library staff who conduct storytime in a school library media center. It provides all of the essential information, materials, and step-by-step guidance needed to facilitate these all-important events for children in kindergarten through second grade, allowing library staff without previous training or experience to get started with confidence. The fifth title in the highly regarded Just the Basics series, this book starts with an introduction, followed by explanations of how to read aloud and tips for managing and working with children in the primary grades. The authors suggest specific picture books that tie into school year-based themes and supply materials that can be used as listed or easily modified to meet the individual library's needs. Event-specific lessons are supplied for many weeks within the school year, making this title one that educators will rely on for storytime ideas from September through May.