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32 pp.
| Scholastic |
June, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-338-13638-8$14.99
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The titular pug returns (Pig the Pug), still greedy and boorish as ever, accompanied by the perfect foil, dachshund Trevor. In Winner, Pig is a sore loser who constantly cheats at games; in Elf, he stalks Santa to get more presents. The tongue-in-cheek rhymes use mildly dark humor to elevate the absurd, lesson-forward stories. The illustrations show cartoonishly bug-eyed Pig in near-constant hysterics. Review covers these titles: Pig the Elf and Pig the Winner.