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Wallace, Karen

City Pig

32 pp. March, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-531-30252-0 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Lydia Monks. Dolores, a pig, has an important job and a penthouse apartment, but life feels empty. Upon driving to the country, she encounters other pigs for the first time. She quits her job (via cell phone) and never returns to the city. The perhaps-unintentional message--individuals should stick with their own--is unfortunate, but the busy illustrations, which enlist fabric scraps and printed text, are entertaining.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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