"Do you have an impossible dog? ... You may not know it but there are certain breeds that were developed to work independently. Those breeds, and mixes, include Hounds, Terriers, Northern Breeds, and Livestock Guardian dogs. If you have a Pigs Fly kind of dog you need to work with her independent nature not against it to get good manners and even high level performance." --Amazon.com.
Pig is bored and unsucessfully tries to be a giraffe, a zebra, an elephant, a kangaroo, and a parrot before finding something fun to do to end his boredom.
Barry Cryer has collaborated with all the greats from Max Miller to Tony Hancock, Bob Hope, Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore, John Cleese, Frankie Howard, Kenny Everett, Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Dave Allan, Richard Prior, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Graham Chapman, the Two Ronnie's, Morecome and Wise, in fact almost all the great comedians and comic writers since the mid 1950s. This is his collection of true, tall, stories form his fifty years in comedy all neatly packaged alphabetically under the names of those told to, by or about.
The daughter of a renowned inventor, Lily Leanchops' obsession with building a functional aircraft is put to the test when the Warthogs, piloting flying machines protected by dark magic, set out to claim Pigdom Plains for their own.
The award-winning classic by internationally renowned author Emily Rodda. Pigs can't fly. Can they? 'I wish something would happen!' said Rachel. 'Something interesting!' Afterwards, she would remember what she'd said and how she'd felt, that rainy Saturday morning, and she would think, 'That was really the beginning,' and her stomach would give a little jolt, and the tips of her fingers would tingle. But at the time she didn't know what was in store. All she knew was that she was bored. Bored with having a cold and having to stay in bed. Bored with the rain drumming on the roof. If only something unlikely or unexpected would happen for a change. Something exciting - something wonderful. 'Maybe it will!' her father said. 'And pigs might fly!' Ages: 9+
Kids already know about the huffing, puffing wolf and the headaches he caused the three little pigs. But how does the classic fairy tale change when it's told by the wolf himself? This lighthearted first-person narrative entertains, subtly teaches the idea of point of view, and supports Common Core standards all at once.
Henry is ready to do what no pig has done before. "But pigs can't fly," says his sister, Henrietta. Nothing will stop Henry from trying, until it looks as though gravity might finally get the better of him. Fortunately, Henrietta has an idea that gives both of them a lift. Henry's determination and Henrietta's imagination combine to make a positive sibling story about creative play and teamwork.
Priscilla Philpott has grown up on a farm in Ireland with her three little brothers and loving parents Mother Pig and Father Pig. She's always been very fond of her looks and when her Aunt Pulchria invites her to Texas to take part in a beauty pageant she jumps at the chance, in no doubt at all that she'll trot away with the prize because of her gorgeous appearance. It will also be a chance to get away from the annoying muckiness of her siblings. This family of pigs does fly - on Aer Piggus - but things don't go as planned for Priscilla when Pulchria's servant Amber decides to enter the pageant too, proving to be the kind of rival prissy Priscilla (who has a ferocious temper) definitely doesn't want. You'll get to know all the Philpott family in this story which throws up all sorts of surprises, including a bad case of Pig Flightitis suffered by Mother Pig, who's never been on a plane before, on the return journey.