Pignoli the Pig

<p><span>High in the Italian hills, lived a family of five pigs. The mother and father were generally proud of their self-reliant piglets.</span></p><p><span>That is, except for the middle pig. While his sisters would forage for the family food, he thought everything was just a game.</span></p><p><span>But in fact, he would never have a name himself, if he didn't do the same.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Readers of Maurice Sendak's </span><em>Chicken Soup with Rice</em><span>, and </span><em>Alligators All Around</em><span> will be sure to enjoy this fairytale told in rhyme, along with its colorful illustrations.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Young children will enjoy this silly tale of a piglet who must find a special food to forage, in order to earn his own name.</p><p>Older children may grasp the deeper meaning, that there is value in working together, towards a shared goal.</p><p>In addition, there is an overarching broader narrative regarding the necessity for human stewardship of our one world.</p><p>This complex topic is written into the seemingly simple fairytale, so that children may understand the concept.</p>