Pigsty (Scholastic Bookshelf)

by Mark Teague

2004

Status

Available

Genres

Children's Books

Collection

E Picture Books

Publication

Scholastic Paperbacks (2004), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

User reviews

LibraryThing member missmath144

Wendall's room is a pigsty (teach metaphor). Pigs move in, one at a time. Wendall doesn't mind at first, but eventually it's such a mess he can't stand it. Now the mess is more than he can handle, but he organizes the pigs to help him clean. Then it's too clean for them, so they return to the farm.

But they come back once in awhile to play Monopoly with him.

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LibraryThing member tjsjohanna

An imaginative look at just what might happen if a kid didn't clean his room!

LibraryThing member menaramore

This is a really cute book about a boy who does not like to clean his room. One day, he comes home and finds a pig in his bed. His room keeps getting messier, and more pigs keep showing up. At first, he thinks it is great. The pigs play monopoly with him, and he likes them. As time goes on, the boy

decides that he really needs to clean his room. The pigs move out, but the still come back sometimes to play monopoly. This story is funny and teaches a lesson about cleaning your room.

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LibraryThing member jaytuck.NW

This is the book that allowed me to learn how much I enjoy the illustrations of Mark Teague. I was lost in this book for quite some time, exploring each of the delightful bedroom scenes and reflecting on my own childhood as quite the messy kid myself. I am also sincerely fond of books that explore

adults funny phrases and other colloquialisms, and I typically find their material to be both entertaining and insightful to many kids.

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LibraryThing member EmilyAnnSp

The main character in the story has a very messy room and he refuses to pick anything up. One day a pig showed up in his room because it was so messy. Eventually he ends up with five pigs in his room all at once and finally decides to do something about it. He gets the pigs to help him clean his

room but the pigs still come back every now and then to play Monopoly.

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LibraryThing member spytel

Does your kid not clean up his room? I know, stupid question. Get Pigsty, an imaginative book where the pigs start moving in one by one when the main character turns his own room into a pigsty. Fun and nicely illustrated, and it could teach your little piggy why it's a good idea to keep your room

clean.

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LibraryThing member lekenned

When Wendall does not clean his room the pigs start to move in. At first he is having fun until the pigs start ruining his stuff, so he decides to clean up his "pigsty" of a room and the pigs go back to the farm.

LibraryThing member Daceymay

the book is good and you will like it.

LibraryThing member elpowers

Cute book about a messy room-funny and good for storytime for elementary-aged kids.

LibraryThing member chermom5

This is a hilarious book that tells the story of Wendell’s experience when he doesn’t clean his room. Actual pigs move in to make it a pigsty, and don’t move out until Wendell cleans his room. The story of needing to clean one’s room is one that most kids can relate to, and the

illustrations are funny and appropriate to the fanciful story.

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LibraryThing member smandel

I remember this book as a child. It was one of my favorites, my parents would tell me as a child that if I let my room get to messy pigs would come to live in it. It is such a cute story that is relateable to everyone at some point. It was great how his mom decided to make cleaning his own

responsibility.

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LibraryThing member wickedshizuku

The kids and I didn't enjoy this as much as we thought we would. I think this was due to the coloring Teague used. The story itself has a very good moral to it though. I would recommend this for any parent with messy children.
Cheers and Happy cleaning kids!

LibraryThing member Spinea1

Great book to teach readers how to make and confirm predictions .Great book to teach the problem and solution to strengthen comprehension.This book also,shows that living in a pigsty isn't very fun.

LibraryThing member rebgamble

Good moral lesson on cleaning up. Can also be used for looking at the past tense "ed" focusing on how much it's used in our language and in our writing. Can also be used to engage kids into talking about what the story really ment

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