Status
Available
Local notes
PB Kin
Collection
Genres
Publication
Knopf (1997), 135 pages
Description
Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, eventually winds up on television for his cleverness.
Awards
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 1993)
CCBC Choices (1990)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1990
Physical description
135 p.; 5.64 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member raizel
A simple, nice enough, coming of age story about a pig who is born understanding human language in a world where all animals---at least those that live on a farm---are able to understand each other. The animals all behave physically as animals. I just wonder if the primary reason for writing the
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book was that the author had written Babe; allusions to it are made. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Just another enjoyable animal fantasy from the master. This one really didn't have much beyond superficial characters and a series of adventures, but it was fun. King-Smith is reliable for giving us nice fun.
LibraryThing member atreic
A sweet book about a clever pig, who charms the farmer so much with his brightness that instead of going to market to be slaughtered he becomes a pet, lives in the house, watches TV and drinks beer. It is a bit more disturbing the more you overthink it, all his similar siblings are killed to be
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eaten, but this is broadly OK because they're just not as smart as Ace. Show Less
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Pages
135