Poppleton in Spring

In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends! In three wonderful springtime stories, Poppleton tries his hand at spring cleaning, riding a bike, and staying up all night in his new tent.

These hilarious stories feature simple language, everyday experiences, and beautiful illustrations--perfect for beginning readers!

Poppleton the pig does some spring cleaning, tries to buy a bicycle, and stays up all night in a tent in his backyard.

In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends! In three wonderful springtime stories, Poppleton tries his hand at spring cleaning, riding a bike, and staying up all night in his new tent.

These hilarious stories feature simple language, everyday experiences, and beautiful illustrations--perfect for beginning readers!

Praise for POPPLETON IN SPRING:

"The text is just right for beginning readers and the lively illustrations offer plenty of visual clues and a touch of the absurd humor that appeals to this set. An irresistible addition." --School Library Journal

Praise for the POPPLETON series:

"A wonderful, easy-to-read chapter book that will leave children laughing out loud." --SLJ

"Roundly appealing." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A perfect choice for beginning readers." --Booklist

Children's Literature

The placid porker with the soul of a poet is back and welcome to him. There is something sure to reassure children in the calm and steady way Poppleton deals with the everyday occurrences of life. This is the fifth "Poppleton" book and of the three stories it contains, "The Tent" stands out. Poppleton decides to spend the night outside even though all his friends laugh at him. Poppleton stays awake long after everyone else is asleep. He reads, he thinks and he pays attention. The next morning he shows his best friend, Cherry Sue, the flower that opened up while he was paying attention. Then he goes into his house and sleeps the day away in his bed. Everyone now thinks he is truly silly. "Everyone except Cherry Sue." Emphasizing the importance of just paying attention is a lovely theme for today's children who are often over-programmed and over-scheduled. This is a gentle way to note that they need quiet time, time to read, to think and to pay attention to the flowers opening, the pattern of the leaves overhead and the insects scurrying along the ground. The illustrations are endearing.

Since that night, Rylant hasn’t stopped creating wonderful books. Her stories explore friendship, love, grief, and other mysteries, and often draw on her memories of growing up in Appalachia. “I get a lot of personal gratification thinking of those people who don’t get any attention in the world and making them really valuable in my fiction-making them absolutely shine with their beauty.”

She lives with her many pets in the Pacific Northwest.

Mark Teague is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator whose books include the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling How Do Dinosaurs... series, the LaRue series, FIREHOUSE!, FUNNY FARM, and many other humorous picture books. Mark lives in New York state with his wife and their two daughters.