Captain Small Pig
by
Martin Waddell
Illustrator: Susan Varley
In picturing this quiet day out on the river with Turkey, Old Goat and Small Pig, Waddell and Varley have created a gently humorous text redolent of folk tales from many cultures.
The illustrations are clearly of the 21st century but are nevertheless reminiscent of classic E.H. Shepherd.
Small Pig looks and behaves rather as though he may be a descendent of Milne’s Piglet, while the watery adventures recall Grahame’s stories of Mr Toad and his friends.
Old Goat is as kindly as Turkey is irascible, but they both ensure that Small Pig carries home wonderful memories of his boating achievements.
A charming tale in itself, this would also act as an appetiser for young readers ready to enjoy the more substantial escapades written a century earlier.
Publisher: Andersen Press
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Martin Waddell
I was read to a lot as a child by people who knew how to read stories. These stories came alive for me, and the love of story has stayed with me ever since.
I live where I lived as a child, and nearly all my stories come from things that have happened to me here, at the foot of the Mountain of Mourne. I work in an old stone barn beside my home, and dream my stories in the garden and on long walks on the beach in front of my house. I never write anywhere else. This is where I belong.
Martin Waddell
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Reading Age: 6+
Interest level: 3+
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