A Pig Called Heather by Harry Oulton - OPTIONAL

A Pig Called Heather by Harry Oulton. 192 Pages CHAPTER BOOK Holiday House, 2013. $17 9780823432905

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW

This Charlotte’s Web type story is the story of a pig named Heather and his friend Ila a little girl. Ila’s family moved from the country to the city and she desperately misses her pig and in turn Heather misses her. Heather becomes the marketing icon for the farm she lives in and unexpectedly gets a trip to London. Heather the pig is determined to find her long lost BFF.  She escapes from her captors and magically finds her friend.  

It’s a cute story but for me was too predictable.  The pig behaves himself much better than a normal animal would.  I don’t know any pig that would stay in a closet for hours. I was underwhelmed.

Emilee, Library Teacher