Princess Pig

Princess Pig is written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Tim Bowers. This story is geared for children preschool to second grade. Princess Pig is a story about an ordinary pig that wakes up to a sash next to her that says "princess" that had blown off of the pickle princess that was in a parade. She then thinks she is actually a princess and tells the different animals that she is a princess. One by one the animals say she is not a princess because she doesn't have other things that a princess has. So, the pig makes things or finds things to add to her outfit to make her look like a princess. The other animals begin to believe she really is a princess, all except the pony. Princess Pig ends up alone, and finds the other animals having a party. She doesn't know why she wasn't invited and they tell her because she is a princess and princesses do not go to ordinary parties. The pony makes her realize she can go to the party because she is an ordinary pig. I thought this book was a good book and would be good to read in a classroom in trying to teach kids that they do not need to act like anything other than themselves.