The Tale of Pigling Bland

Poor old Aunt Pettitoes cannot afford to feed all eight of her piglet offspring, and so she sends seven of them out into the world. Pigling Bland is going to market, to find a job with a farmer when he gets lost and meets a strange old man. Keeping his wits about him, Pigling Bland succeeds in escaping from the old man, along with the beautiful young Pig-wig. This cute little book was written and illustrated by the great Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) in 1913. The story itself is somewhat confusing as the author did not make clear what was going on with licenses and county boundaries, and what ultimately happened to Pigling Bland and Pig-wig. But, remembering that Ms. Potter was trying to use familiar animals to tell stories to the young children of her time, you can see what the ultimate idea of the story was - keeping your head, and navigating through a dangerous world Overall, I would say that this is not one of Ms. Potter's best works, but it is still an entertaining and silly little story. I recommend this book to all Beatrix Potter fans!

"'Bacon and eggs, bacon and eggs!' clucked a hen on a perch." Pigling Bland faces a wicked, dangerous world,but good sense, resourcefulness and peppermints... No, I won't spoil a classic 1913 Beatrix Potter story for you. To be read out loud in a quiet, old-fashioned voice by the fireside on a winter's evening, savouring the sonorous words and inimitable watercolour illustrations. There's even some love interest. Ideal for the 4-8 age group and older.