Published: 20th December 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Illustrator: Trevor Lai
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
★ ★ ★ – 3 Stars
An irresistibly adorable debut about a lonely little piglet who makes his first friend–perfect for anyone who has felt the joy of new friendships.
Piggy loves books so much that he never has time for friends. But his favourite story has always been about two friends and the special times they share together.
One day, Piggy sees a girl reading alone. And he wonders, perhaps, if they could be best friends? Try as Piggy might–in increasingly spectacular ways–the girl just doesn’t notice him. Will Piggy ever be able to tell her how he truly feels?
“She was busy reading her book. So Piggy decided to get her attention” Oh no Piggy. She’s busy, don’t interrupt her!
I am a bit confused by the story. Piggy loves to read and wants to save his last book so he goes out and plays instead. There he stumbles across a potential friend. Because he has read so much he has never had a friend and then tries to get the attention of this new person.
Instead of leaving the cat to read peacefully by herself, Piggy tries to get her attention. After failing, he offers to share his book with her which works. Then somehow, unexplainably he realises she can’t see and gives her glasses and they read together.
It is a cute story about sharing and finding friends with common interests but there were too many things unexplained. How this cat could be so into her book if she couldn’t read? Why Piggy pestered her while she was reading in the first place.
Lai’s illustrations are beyond adorable though. I love Piggy’s design and the bright bold colours catch your eye. The formatting was well planned and favours the story. I picked this book up because Piggy looked so sweet on the cover, and while the message is cute, the logistics of it are a bit off.
You can purchase Piggy via the following
QBD | Booktopia | Book Depository
Lost in a Good Book 
Jul 15, 2019 @ 21:58:33
Oh my this does look adorable! I shame it ended up a tad disappointing. There is nothing worse than finishing a book with unanswered questions!
I am loving your blog by the way. I am fellow Aussie book blogger with a focus on children’s fiction, so am looking forward to following along all your book reviews! Sarah
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Jul 15, 2019 @ 22:34:38
Thank you for the kind words! It was a complicated book, adorable but confusing. I love your blog by the way. I have a soft spot for children’s literature 😄
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Jul 16, 2019 @ 07:47:40
Thanks so much! Kid lit is just so much fun, isn’t it. 😊 Well, most of the time 😅
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