It's the yearly hootenanny for piggies all across the holler. They're hankerin' for a porky polka rhythm -- plus a piggy rigadoon, a piggy roundelay, and, of course, a piggy mosh pit!
Energetic illustrations and rhythmic rhymes introduce musical styles and instruments to the youngest readers, and the charming cast of piggies is simply irresistible. This bouncing barn dance is the place to be -- so grab your piggy partner and join in!
"It's time for the annual holler hootenanny, and these little piggies know how to party... The star of the barn dance is Porcina, a Rubenesque chanteuse whose high notes make 'all the bachelor piggies sigh.' But the real show is in Pham's suede-like, digital illustrations... Hues of rose and gold emanate from the footlights and lanterns, bouncing off the walls and illuminating the angular planes of the pigs' plump bodies. Investing her porcine participants with an individual personality, Pham makes the pages pulsate with the heady crush and buzz of a joint that's jummpin'." --Publisher's Weekly
"Pham does an excellent job at capturing the pigs' merriment and high-spirited hoofing. Done in watercolor and colored pencils, the double page illustrations are filled with lots of action as well as humorous piggy poses and facial expressions. Smartly, Pham keeps the book from being overwhelmingly busy by limiting the inside scenes primarily to pinks, peaches, yellows, and oranges. The layout and judicious use of white space make the book a pleasure to read as well as look at." --Education Oasis Staff
