Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out

Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out

Written and Illustrated by: Mary Rayner
Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction
Grades: K-3
Awards: None

In this book, there is a family of ten piglets and Father Pig and Mother Pig. The mom and dad decided that needed a date night with just the two of them. The mother decided to have a babysitter look over the piglets as they went on their date. The ten piglets took their baths and got ready for bed. The babysitter came and her name was Mrs. Wolf. The mom and dad left and had Mrs. Wolf in charge, while the piglets were sleeping. In the middle of the night, Mrs. Wolf stopped her knitting and was feeling hungry and she turned on the oven and went upstairs to the piglets room. She grabbed one of the piglets, which woke up the rest of the brothers and sisters, and she took the piglet to the hot oven in the kitchen. The brothers and sisters rescued their brother by trapping Mrs. Wolf in a blanket and waiting for their parents to arrive. Once their parents have arrived, the father took Mrs. Wolf and threw her over the bridge into a river, and she was never heard of again.

This is a funny and light hearted book that I would like to have in my classroom. This would be great for Kindergarteners to third graders. I would have the students write or explain to the class what they would do if they had a bad babysitter like Mrs. Wolf and what kind of plans they would do to stop her.