Oink?

My grandson,( age 5) was given a tape of this book which he read along with a copy from the public library. He enjoyed it so much that I bought this copy of the book for him to read along any time he wants. Quickly associated the plot with Tom Sawyer's painting the fence episode.

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This delightful children's book features two happy pigs who are quite satisfied with their own lives and a barnyard full of well-meaning busybody animals who want to make some changes. The pigs really win out in the end. The well-drawn illustrations and the funny plot make the book a very humorous addition to a child's or classroom's library.

Cute! Well worth adding to my collection of read aloud books in my classroom!

I was not very happy at all with the language in this book. I wish I would have read the reviews before I bought it. My three year old loves Moo Who?. I figured this would be similar because they have the same author. We try not to use words like dumb and stupid in our house. They story line is not that great either. We will not be reading this book again.

I appreciate the message the author attempted to convey with this book -- be yourself, and don't let others pressure you into being anything else.However, the real message of the book is: be a lazy slob, don't pick up after yourself, and be proud of it. This book is absolutely terrible to read to kids that already have issues keeping their rooms clean or tidying up after themselves, and honestly, there is nothing wrong with putting effort into the home you keep.The birds are overly judgy, but the pigs are certainly not the role models that children need either. The book has nice artwork and it is a cute story otherwise, but I wouldn't recommend it for some children.

Pigs are smart! As farmers, our kids know that. HOWEVER the chickens, the rabbit and the duck are not so smart and they work extremely hard painting the fence, picking vegetables and digging a pond for Thomas and Joseph. Yes, they let the pigs have a go at first but when they didn't do it just the way they liked, the chickens, duck and rabbit took the jobs back over tiring themselves out in the process.I have read the criticisms over the language used and in most instances we refrain from using/reading degrading words BUT in this instance the narrative teaches a lesson. The other animals all think that Thomas and Joseph are dim-witted, dumb and clueless. Only when they have finished everything do they admit that the pigs are not as dumb as they thought they were. In fact they now think they two pigs are a couple of stinkers! In other words, the pigs knew exactly what they were doing.The lesson? Do not call someone a name just because you do not agree with how they are living OR try to change the way they do things just because it is not like you would do it!

Thomas and Joseph were sloppy and lazy, or so the other animals thought. But, Thomas and Joseph were pigs and they were happy and content. The ducks, chickens and rabbits wanted them to clean up, paint their house, change their diet and take a bath! That's quite a list of demands from some busybody neighbors!The other animals wanted Thomas and Joseph to take action, but they just didn't seem to be good at any of those required tasks. Thinking that the pigs were too dumb to measure up to their standards, they began to do the chores themselves, while laughing the pigs' stupidity.But, it was Thomas and Joseph who had the last "Oink!" on the neighbors as they enjoyed all the fruits of their labors!Funny book, cute illustrations and a great lesson for any smarty-pants out there! Parents can have some great discussions with kids about these characters!

Two seemingly lazy and filthy pigs outsmart the other barnyard animals. Fun for young children and adults readers.