BOOKS: Wibbly Pig is Happy! by Mick Inkpen (Sammy Bear Pick)

Board Book
For Baby to Preschool
A short-and-sweet book featuring a cute pig character. This is an especially good pick for kids under the age of 1 because of its short, basic text and colorful illustrations.

I first found Wibbly Pig is Happy! at our local library, and from the first time I read it to SB, he was smitten. He loves Wibbly Pig! I have to admit the book is pretty cute. It's very short with 14 pages of text and illustrations, and the text is very basic (e.g., "Wibbly Pig is happy!" and "Wibbly Pig is hungry.") The text is written in big, crayon-like writing, and the drawings are clear and colorful, which SB seems to like a lot. The book illustrates various emotions. Wibbly Pig goes to the beach and goes from feeling happy to upset (when he drops his ice cream on the ground) to back to happy again (when his dog gives him a lick on the cheek). There is a part in the book where Wibbly Pig has dropped his ice cream and needs a hug. SB always turns around and gives me a hug when I get to that part - I love it! This is one of the books he continually brings me to read to him (I ended up buying the book for him).

The book is part of a series of Wibbly Pig books by Mick Inkpen. I have yet to explore the other ones (our library only has this one), but these are some of the other titles: It's Bedtime, Wibbly Pig!, Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas, Wibbly Pig Opens His Presents (could be a good birthday book), Wibbly Pig Can Make a Tent, Tickly Christmas, Wibbly Pig!, Everyone Hide From Wibbly Pig (a lift-the-flap book; UPDATE: My sister-in-law just bought this one for SB for Christmas, and he loves it. You lift the flaps to find the piggy friends hiding from Wibbly in a hide-and-seek game.), and In Wibbly's Garden (a lift-the-flap book). Some of these are hardcover, not board books.

Retail Price: $5.99