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Title details for Little Pig Joins the Band by David Hyde Costello - Available

Little Pig Joins the Band

by David Hyde Costello
Emily Eiden
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Little Pig doesn't like the nickname that his older, and bigger, brothers and sisters call him ("My name is Jacob!"). It only gets worse when the family visits Grandpa and discovers his collection of marching band instruments. There's nothing small enough for him to play. But the impromptu ensemble is missing something and Little Pig is just the right size for the job—band leader! Humor and charm play loud and clear in this fresh and delightful tale.

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  • Release date

    April 22, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781430115366
      • File size: 3013 KB
      • Duration: 00:06:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      What's a younger brother to do when his older siblings are having all the fun? Jacob, aka Little Pig, would desperately like to don a uniform and play an instrument--piccolo, harmonica, or even tuba--along with everyone else. When he witnesses a practice session, Little Pig figures out exactly how he can contribute. Emily Eiden manages the interplay of narrative and dialogue masterfully. Her narrative is clear and firm, and she brings out all the playfulness, teasing, and sincerity in the youngsters' conversations. As the band negotiations play out, she transports listeners to Grandpa Pig's abode. Jaunty band music accompanies the story. A.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 9, 2011
      "Sometimes Little Pig didn't like being little, or even being called Little Pig," writes Costello, as his diminutive hero, taking up what readers can assume is his usual position at the distant end of a family procession, vainly attempts to remind his oblivious relations: "My name is Jacob!" Things only get worse when the family puts together an impromptu band from Grandpa's collection of instruments: when Little Pig asks whether there's something smaller to play, like a piccolo, an elder cheerfully remarks, "There's a jar in the fridge, behind the olives." But the ensemble gives Little Pig his opening when they prove utterly unable to coordinate their movements: seeing them colliding and collapsed in a pig pile on the floor, Little Pig "knew what the problem wasâthe band needed a leader!" Costello (I Can Help) isn't pioneering new ground with this story of how a family's littlest member asserts his competence, but the combination of lovely and understated text, sly watercolors, and a protagonist who knows in his heart that he's right make the premise feel fresh and funny. Ages 4â7.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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