Synopsis
How do you live with a pet pig in your house? Easy! Granny Gomez’s baby pig Jigsaw is the perfect roommate. He eats watermelon and watches cooking shows—he even does puzzles. But Jigsaw grows up - and out, quickly. Soon he’s too big to get up Granny’s front steps (pigs are bad with stairs). It seems like the only thing they can do is to build Jigsaw a barn. But once the barn is built and Jigsaw moves in, they have another problem...they miss each other like crazy! Surely Granny and Jigsaw can find a solution, if they just put the pieces together...
Playful language, subtle repetition, and Scott Magoon’s signature watercolor art make this funny story of friendship a book that kids will want read aloud again and again.
Publishers Weekly
Granny Gomez feels lonely in her big country house: “ 'Maybe I will get a cat,' she said to her petunias. The petunias didn't say anything. They never did.” Underwood (Pirate Mom) and Magoon (Spoon) pack wry humor and slapstick into this appealing tale of a granny and her new pet pig, Jigsaw, who quickly becomes her pal: “They both liked cooking shows. They both liked watermelon. And they both liked jigsaw puzzles.” As Jigsaw grows, though, he creates havoc (“A little pig couldn't poke his head through Granny's bass drum. But a big pig could”). Granny—a mountain-climbing, drum-playing, can-do type—builds him a barn, complete with TV and kitchen, but finds that life isn't as fun without him. Colorful, cartoon-style illustrations ratchet up the laughs with comic details (such as Jigsaw and Granny facing off over the last slice of watermelon), but are equally endearing at other times. Jigsaw's floppy ears and lopsided grin are irresistible, as is Granny's spunk, in humorous contrast with her conventional, demure appearance (including a tidy gray bun)—further proof that friends can come in all kinds of packages. Ages 3–6. (Mar.)