At our house we're working on shifting more responsibility from parent to child. As a preschooler, I didn't mind doing more, but as time has gone on, I've realized that my son can actually handle much more responsibility than I had previously given him credit for. (He made his own breakfast the other day!).

The picture book entitled Pigsty by, Mark Teague is a perfect story filled with 'natural consequences.' When Wendell's mother insists he cleans his room, Wendell is surprised by a pig lying on his bed. He decides to join the pig, and one by one, his room is home to several swine. With pig prints on his comic books and half-chewed baseball cards, Wendell decides enough is enough!

A sweet read-aloud to share with your non-reader, pre-reader or emerging reader. If you have an emerging reader he/she may be able to read this one, as it is filled with many sight words. There are, however, several words with less-common spelling patterns, so you may need to help your child with some of those. (Some examples: hooves, except, inspected).

IRL: 2.7

3.5 out of 5 stars