Little Oink - Amy Krouse Rosenthal [0]
by
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
illustrated by
Jen Corace
Dedication
To the generous soul who has been reading my stuff and encouraging me since we were kids (and who suggested the idea for this book!), I dedicate this to my amazing sister Beth Kaufmann.—A. K. R.
For Jeff—J. C.
And now comes the story of Little Oink.
Little Oink was a neat little pig.
He liked a lot of things.
He dug playing with his pig pals.
He savored his days at school.
And he relished nighttime with Mama Pig and Papa Pig.
But there was one thing Little Oink did not like:
Mess up time.
Because that’s what you have to do when you’re a pig.
Make a mess, mess, MESS!
“All my friends get to clean their rooms.
Why can’t I?” asked Little Oink.
“If you want to grow up to be a respectable pig, you must learn how to make a proper mess,” said Papa Pig.
“Mess up your room, put on some dirty clothes, and then you can go out and play,” said Mama Pig.
“Do I have to?” Little Oink snorted.
“Yes, you have to,” they retorted.
So off he went.
He unmade his bed.
He unfolded his clothes.
He put on a stained T-shirt.
He threw his towel on the floor.
He dragged in some mud.
“Have I messed up enough?” asked Little Oink.
“I still see toys in their bin, mister.
Please—not another word until this room’s a total pigsty.”
“Fine,” whined the swine.
One toy. Two toys. Three toys. Four toys. Five toys. Six toys. Seven toys. Eight toys. Nine toys. Ten toys.
“There. Now can I go play?”
“Yes, little piglet, now you can go play.”
And Little Oink ran off to play his most favorite game…
…house!
FIG. 1 Sweep
FIG. 2 Scour
FIG. 3 Scrub
Now this is hog heaven!
And they all lived hap-pig-ly ever after.
Copyright
Text © 2009 by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
Illustrations © 2009 by Jen Corace.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in ink and watercolor.
eISBN 978-1-4521-0375-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Chronicle Books LLC
680 Second Street, San Francisco,
California 94107
www.chroniclekids.com
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
And now comes the story of Little Oink
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