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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Poppleton the pig moves from the city to a small town, where he makes new friends and spends Mondays reading adventure books in the library.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Mark Teague comes Poppleton, a posh and persnickety pig with friends and adventure abound!<p></p>Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Meet Poppleton -- he's the new pig in town! He makes friends with his new neighbor, Cherry Sue. He goes to the library every Monday to read adventure stories. And he helps his friend Fillmore take his medicine when he is sick. This Acorn edition contains brand-new content, including story prompts and how-to-draw pages!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for the Poppleton series: </b>* Roundly appealing. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review* This sincere... pig will make beginning readers giggle. -- <i>School Library Journal</i>, starred reviewA perfect choice for beginning readers. -- <i>Booklist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mark Teague is the internationally bestselling illustrator (and author) of more than 50 books for children. His numerous awards and honors include the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the Christopher Medal. He has illustrated 12 full-size books and 11 board books in the widely successful How Do Dinosaurs...? series. He is the author of the popular <i>Dear Mrs. LaRue</i>, <i>Firehouse!</i>, and <i>Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries</i>. He lives in New York State. <br/> Cynthia Rylant has written more than 100 books, including <i>Dog Heaven</i>, <i>Cat Heaven</i>, and the Newbery Medal-winning novel <i>Missing May</i>. She lives with her pets in Oregon.

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