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The Peppermint PigNina Bawden
The Peppermint Pig
by Nina Bawden
With their father gone to America, the Greengrass children are given a runt pig to raise, and everyone knows what happens to pigs in autumn.
A story about children, families and animals, warm and moving in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- An animal dies
- Separated from family
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
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Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
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Number the StarsLois Lowry
Or let them write their own.
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