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Peddles
In a quirky, clever, and heartwarming picture book from the beloved author of Henny , Peddles the pig is on a mission to make his dreams come true with the help of his porcine pals.
Peddles is tired of being the same old pig—he wants to be different.
He wants to stop doing the usual pig things like oinking and sleeping. He’d much rather stand, climb, and dance! And Peddles finally gets his chance when he bumps into a pile of shoes and finds a pair of red boots that fits just right! But as soon as Peddles tries them on, he falls on his back and can’t get up! Until his special friends come along and show him how to make his dreams come true!
Peddles is tired of being the same old pig—he wants to be different.
He wants to stop doing the usual pig things like oinking and sleeping. He’d much rather stand, climb, and dance! And Peddles finally gets his chance when he bumps into a pile of shoes and finds a pair of red boots that fits just right! But as soon as Peddles tries them on, he falls on his back and can’t get up! Until his special friends come along and show him how to make his dreams come true!
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 5, 2016
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August 24, 2020
There are a lot of kids' books about letting your freak flag fly, but this is the first I've seen that features a pig taking a dump.
Poor Peddles. He has big ideas.
(One of them even involves using a "people toilet.")
Will this sweet porcine porker achieve his dreams?
Possibly . . .
Poor Peddles. He has big ideas.
(One of them even involves using a "people toilet.")
Will this sweet porcine porker achieve his dreams?
Possibly . . .
January 15, 2016
A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!! :)
March 14, 2020
Following up on her 2014 picture-book debut,
Henny
, about the travails of a chicken with arms, rather than wings, former architect and children's artist and author Elizabeth Rose Stanton here presents the endearing tale of a little pig named Peddles. Peddles was a pig who marched (or danced, as the case may be) to the beat of a different drummer. He "had ideas - big ideas," and wasn't afraid to pursue them, even if this sometimes earned him a little ridicule from his peers. After seeing a human barn dance, Peddles decides that he too would like to dance - after all, if a cat could fiddle and a cow could jump over the moon, why couldn't a pig dance? Although unsuccessful in his first attempts, which all involve trying on some unusual footwear (for a pig), Peddles eventually finds a pair of red cowboy boots that provide just the right inspiration. He even manages to win over his fellow pigs, and the book concludes with a joyous porcine dance.
As with Henny , I found Peddles quirky and endearing, and thought the artwork was skillfully done and appealing. There are only a few words per page, but they convey both Peddles' personality, and his struggle to make his unusual dreams a reality. Without ever preaching, Stanton demonstrates the value of following one's own beliefs and pursuing one's own interests, even in the face of external hostility or lack of understanding. The illustrations, done in pencil and watercolor, are absolutely adorable, and capture their porcine subject's various moods to perfection. The colors scheme is lovely, utilizing a soft and subtle palette, with just a hint of some golden sparkle, in the inks. As in its predecessor, Stanton's sense of humor is evident here - the page outlining the 'regular' porcine activities that Peddles engages in includes a little portrait of him pooping, something sure to appeal to young fans of such books as The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business - and prevents her tale from becoming too laden with its edifying message. I enjoyed Peddles just a little bit more than Henny , probably because of the somewhat creepy feeling a hen with arms evoked in me, and look forward to seeing what this talented newcomer to the field of picture-books does next!
As with Henny , I found Peddles quirky and endearing, and thought the artwork was skillfully done and appealing. There are only a few words per page, but they convey both Peddles' personality, and his struggle to make his unusual dreams a reality. Without ever preaching, Stanton demonstrates the value of following one's own beliefs and pursuing one's own interests, even in the face of external hostility or lack of understanding. The illustrations, done in pencil and watercolor, are absolutely adorable, and capture their porcine subject's various moods to perfection. The colors scheme is lovely, utilizing a soft and subtle palette, with just a hint of some golden sparkle, in the inks. As in its predecessor, Stanton's sense of humor is evident here - the page outlining the 'regular' porcine activities that Peddles engages in includes a little portrait of him pooping, something sure to appeal to young fans of such books as The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business - and prevents her tale from becoming too laden with its edifying message. I enjoyed Peddles just a little bit more than Henny , probably because of the somewhat creepy feeling a hen with arms evoked in me, and look forward to seeing what this talented newcomer to the field of picture-books does next!
January 5, 2016
This is such an adorable book. It is a definite story time keeper. Like be the simple backgrounds and soft water colors.
January 9, 2016
I love cute pigs and this book made me laugh out loud.
August 7, 2018
Nice and wonderfully illustrated story about a pig who wants to be different. Even included poop. So bonus points.
January 23, 2016
Title: Peddles
Author & Illustrator: Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster, 2016
Themes: pigs, dreams, dancing
Ages: 3-7
Opening:
Peddles was just a pig.
He lived on a farm with other pigs, doing the usual pig things:
eating and sleeping
and oinking and rooting
and wallowing
and…
Synopsis:
Have you ever been tempted to lump all pigs into the same stall? Well let me stop your right there, or let me share Peddles’ story with you to help demonstrate the error of your ways. Peddles may do all the usual piggy activities but in his heart, he knows he’s destined for more. He dreams outside the pen and won’t let the other pigs dissuade him.
Peddles ideas grow more radical and impossible, but still unrealized until one day, some ole humans square dancing in the barn gives him a solid idea and a realization that what he really wants to do is dance. He isn’t stupid and knows you can’t dance without them boots, and off he goes in search of a pair. But Peddles is going to need more than a pair of red cowboy boots to reach his dream. Sometimes a little help from our friends is what we need to make those dreams come true.
Why I like this book:
Adorable strong characterization gives Peddles the quirk and courage to ignore the naysayers and pursue his dreams. There is gentle but persistent humor throughout the illustrations and the ending is so very satisfying. We root for Peddles and his dogged pigged persistence in unconformity. Then we commiserate with the failure of his clever solution only to be lifted by friendship on the final spread.
Lots of white space and careful use of color to certain spreads makes the story visually very appealing and Stanton has powerful touch in her anthropomorphism.
Author & Illustrator: Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster, 2016
Themes: pigs, dreams, dancing
Ages: 3-7
Opening:
Peddles was just a pig.
He lived on a farm with other pigs, doing the usual pig things:
eating and sleeping
and oinking and rooting
and wallowing
and…
Synopsis:
Have you ever been tempted to lump all pigs into the same stall? Well let me stop your right there, or let me share Peddles’ story with you to help demonstrate the error of your ways. Peddles may do all the usual piggy activities but in his heart, he knows he’s destined for more. He dreams outside the pen and won’t let the other pigs dissuade him.
Peddles ideas grow more radical and impossible, but still unrealized until one day, some ole humans square dancing in the barn gives him a solid idea and a realization that what he really wants to do is dance. He isn’t stupid and knows you can’t dance without them boots, and off he goes in search of a pair. But Peddles is going to need more than a pair of red cowboy boots to reach his dream. Sometimes a little help from our friends is what we need to make those dreams come true.
Why I like this book:
Adorable strong characterization gives Peddles the quirk and courage to ignore the naysayers and pursue his dreams. There is gentle but persistent humor throughout the illustrations and the ending is so very satisfying. We root for Peddles and his dogged pigged persistence in unconformity. Then we commiserate with the failure of his clever solution only to be lifted by friendship on the final spread.
Lots of white space and careful use of color to certain spreads makes the story visually very appealing and Stanton has powerful touch in her anthropomorphism.
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January 23, 2016Many Saturday nights the air in our home brimmed with excitement. The doorbell rang announcing the arrival of the babysitter. My parents emerged from their bedroom to answer the door, dressed for an evening of dancing.
Dad wore cowboy boots, a special white shirt with elaborate embroidery, decorative buttons down the front and on the cuffs and a bolo tie. Mom wore a puff-sleeve blouse, a matching skirt with coordinating trim and several petticoats to make the skirt stand out and swirl as she moved. Hours of do-si-do, allemande right, allemande left and honor your partner were about to begin.
Elizabeth Rose Stanton who introduced us to Henny, a chicken with human arms, released her second children's title early this year. Peddles (A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, January 5, 2016) is a pig with thoughts taking him beyond the boundaries of the farm. Peddles dares to dream.
My full recommendation: http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...
Dad wore cowboy boots, a special white shirt with elaborate embroidery, decorative buttons down the front and on the cuffs and a bolo tie. Mom wore a puff-sleeve blouse, a matching skirt with coordinating trim and several petticoats to make the skirt stand out and swirl as she moved. Hours of do-si-do, allemande right, allemande left and honor your partner were about to begin.
Elizabeth Rose Stanton who introduced us to Henny, a chicken with human arms, released her second children's title early this year. Peddles (A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, January 5, 2016) is a pig with thoughts taking him beyond the boundaries of the farm. Peddles dares to dream.
My full recommendation: http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...
February 2, 2016
Peddles, an endearing pig, tires of the usual pig things, like "oinking and rooting and wallowing". He wants to do things differently, and has big ideas. Stanton's sweet illustrations show him flying and jumping like a frog! He's told to get his head "out of the clouds" by the other pigs, and nothing every happened, until he say, one night, a barn dance. Then he knew what he wanted, to dance! He knew (after watching) that he needed boots, and tried flower pots and even paint cans. They didn't work. Finally, lucky Peddles, he found a sack of many old shoes, and in it was, a pair of red boots. The story still isn't over, but page by page, as frustration mounts, there is a solution, and it's a lesson to learn too. This is a cute story, but I found it a bit farfetched, even though it shows that trying new things can work out after all.
October 29, 2017
This book left me a little confused. Peddles is a pig with big ideas. The other pigs tell him to "Stop being so spacey." *Spoiler Alert* if you don't want to know the whole story. Peddles hears whooping and hollering in the barn (a barn dance) and he would like to join the dancing (again, thinking outside the box). He finds boots but can't even stand in them. His pig friends show up and together they all help him stand then trot behind the barn then back to the pig pen. Next to the last page: all the pig friends are able to stand in shoes they've put on (none of them cowboy boots) and you see Peddles being held up by them since he can't stand in his boots, let alone dance like he wanted to. Forgive my denseness, but then you turn the page and see all of the pigs huddled together sleeping and the shoes outside their tent (no text).
So am I to learn not to dream because it won't really work out? His friends brought him back to where he belonged, the pigpen, but they were able to wear shoes and he wasn't. They did help him stand up, maybe that's what it was all about since he fell in the boots.
I think I'm one of the few confused by this book, but since I am, maybe kids won't figure it out either???
The illustrations were light in color, but very cute!
So am I to learn not to dream because it won't really work out? His friends brought him back to where he belonged, the pigpen, but they were able to wear shoes and he wasn't. They did help him stand up, maybe that's what it was all about since he fell in the boots.
I think I'm one of the few confused by this book, but since I am, maybe kids won't figure it out either???
The illustrations were light in color, but very cute!
February 22, 2018
Peddles is a picture book about an adorable little pig with big ideas. Peddles is different from the other pigs because he thinks about things differently. His ideas are crazy and the other pigs tell him, but Peddles just keeps dreaming. Peddles keeps waiting for something to happen but nothing does until one night when he notices something unusual and it gives him a new idea that he cant stop thinking about.
What drew me in was the drawings style. It was simple and minimal but it had nice details to it as well. The art and drawings in Peddles is similar to Primitive/ Folk art. The art is flat and doesn't have much dimension. The story relies a lot on the picture to keep telling the story. The theme of the story is to follow your ideas and dreams. Peddles had many wild ideas and even though some of the pigs didn't encourage him it did not stop Peddles from dreaming and going though his idea.
What drew me in was the drawings style. It was simple and minimal but it had nice details to it as well. The art and drawings in Peddles is similar to Primitive/ Folk art. The art is flat and doesn't have much dimension. The story relies a lot on the picture to keep telling the story. The theme of the story is to follow your ideas and dreams. Peddles had many wild ideas and even though some of the pigs didn't encourage him it did not stop Peddles from dreaming and going though his idea.
January 26, 2022
Peddles is a sweet story of a pig with ideas. The story starts with Peddles living his life as a pig, but one thing is different about him. He loves to daydream about his ideas. Life seemed still until one night Peddles heard people dancing in a barn nearby. He made his way over to check out the scene and was amazed by what he saw. His next big idea was to be able to dance. Peddles went back and tried on many items and tried to dance, but nothing worked. He kept looking around and came across a bag full of shoes and at the very bottom were boots, just like the ones from the barn. After a wobbly walk back to his barnyard, he started to think it was a bad idea. However, he felt nudges and looked around to see all of his pig friends helping him back up. They went to put on the rest of the shoes and ended the story by dancing.
I thought it was a cute, light-hearted story. I would put this in a preschool or kindergarten classroom.
I thought it was a cute, light-hearted story. I would put this in a preschool or kindergarten classroom.
February 21, 2018
"Peddles" is short picture book about a pig that has an ongoing imagination. The author first introduces Peddles and then introduces the rest of the pigs on the following pages. All the pigs think of things more common like eating and sleeping but Peddles was different. His creative imagination takes on a short journey throughout the book. Peddles biggest wish is to be able to dance. This book shows that having a team helps accomplish more.
Peddles being the main character at the farm is a dynamic character he changes the way he is at the beginning of the story to the end of the story. The pictures shown are very lightly brushed on cartoons with pastel colors.
Peddles being the main character at the farm is a dynamic character he changes the way he is at the beginning of the story to the end of the story. The pictures shown are very lightly brushed on cartoons with pastel colors.
April 8, 2021
Peddles is a little pig who has yet to find his passion. Every day, he does normal pig things, but they don't interest him like the things the humans do. Then one day, he sees something in the barn, and finally, he has discovered his passion, with a little help from his pig friends.
I thought this book was adorable. The illustrations are absolutely precious, the protagonist endearing and the whole story was simply sweet.
I think kids would love this because of the illustrations, and the gentle humor of the pigs' lives. There is a message of individuality, and also of leaning on your friends to accomplish good things.
I thought this book was adorable. The illustrations are absolutely precious, the protagonist endearing and the whole story was simply sweet.
I think kids would love this because of the illustrations, and the gentle humor of the pigs' lives. There is a message of individuality, and also of leaning on your friends to accomplish good things.
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April 28, 2021Summary
Peddles the pig is tired of his everyday life as a farm pig. He wants to do more, be more and he knows that he can. All the other pigs tell him he is crazy and to enjoy the life he has, but Peddles knows what he wants. Peddles on days goes into a party and the barn and to his surprise he is able to learn how to dance and dances with all the pigs.
Analysis
Great book to have a role model to come and show you that it is possible to do more than what people say you can do. Just some imagination and heart allows Peddles to do what he wants to do.
Application
Another great book for elementary students. Great to talk about goals and persevering through the critics.
Peddles the pig is tired of his everyday life as a farm pig. He wants to do more, be more and he knows that he can. All the other pigs tell him he is crazy and to enjoy the life he has, but Peddles knows what he wants. Peddles on days goes into a party and the barn and to his surprise he is able to learn how to dance and dances with all the pigs.
Analysis
Great book to have a role model to come and show you that it is possible to do more than what people say you can do. Just some imagination and heart allows Peddles to do what he wants to do.
Application
Another great book for elementary students. Great to talk about goals and persevering through the critics.
November 20, 2017
Cute and quirky, Peddles is a pig with a dream; lots of dreams actually. He goes about his day dreaming of things he'd like to do (ie: eat pizza, bathe in a bathtub, maybe even fly), when one day he sees a square dance in the barn! Peddles tracks down a cute pair of cowboy boots, and makes an effort to dance. When the other pigs see him struggle, they all step in and have their own piggy dance party.
Beautiful illustrations with soft tones. A heartwarming children's story about chasing your dreams.
Beautiful illustrations with soft tones. A heartwarming children's story about chasing your dreams.
May 12, 2018
A book for the dreamers among us! Very cute illustrations about a little pig who dreams of doing things differently. Simple text and pages make the story simple for younger readers, but allow older readers to supply a lot of additional detail (how exactly Peddles is different, for example). Would be a great storytime read for pigs, dreaming, or dancing.
February 14, 2019
A very cute picture book about a pig that dreams of things that pigs dream of...and more.
I would love to see this brought to life with animation a la BookFlix or TumbleBooks or something comparable. Perhaps it already exists and I do not know about it yet.
All the same, this book is perfect for little ones and story time. :)
I would love to see this brought to life with animation a la BookFlix or TumbleBooks or something comparable. Perhaps it already exists and I do not know about it yet.
All the same, this book is perfect for little ones and story time. :)
January 27, 2022
This children's book is about a pig who doesn't act like other pigs. He has big dreams and an imagination. In the end of the book the other pigs come together to help him accomplish his dreams. I really liked the illustrations in the book. I also thought the story line was clever. This book teaches teamwork and helping each other accomplish your goals.
June 22, 2018
I only picked this up for the illustrations, and I am glad that they stayed cute throughout the entire book. Overall, this book just didn't hit that mark for my family. It was cute and all, pigs wearing shoes to dance, but not funny like I had hoped. The illustrations MAKE this book!
November 25, 2019
Peddles
by Elizabeth Rose Stanton
The story of a young pig finding her places, she wants to have a dance party. She has to find her dancing shoes but it doesn't work with out her friends. Cute pictures, sweet idea. This book is bought as a gift for a friends daughter whom likes pigs
by Elizabeth Rose Stanton
The story of a young pig finding her places, she wants to have a dance party. She has to find her dancing shoes but it doesn't work with out her friends. Cute pictures, sweet idea. This book is bought as a gift for a friends daughter whom likes pigs
March 18, 2018
Adorable pig thinks differently. Only daydreams until he discovers a pair of red cowboy boots. Love his determination and his oh so cute expressions.
September 14, 2018
Sooooo cute!
December 30, 2018
The illustrations are wonderful in this. The story is a little weird to me, but I love the message. Seriously, though : the illustrations.
July 6, 2019
Yes, I bought this because I loved pigs. Yes, the pigs are ADORABLE in this book. Does it have a point though? Nope. But hey at least the illustrations are cute.
July 26, 2021
Peddles is a very cute pig who has big ideas, like going to space! Or sitting on a toilet! But then he faces his enormous idea…dancing! A highly recommended picture book, and all ages will like it.
July 12, 2022
Loved the artwork, Peddles and the lot are cute as buttons. I hope to use this book at school with the preschoolers I work with
October 6, 2022
Peddles is a story of a pig who wore shoes and learnt to dance.
November 8, 2016
Adorable pictures, weird story. Just kinda ended! I don't get what they were going for.
March 17, 2017
Peddles is a pig with big dreams. They involve finding shoes.
Imagination
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Imagination
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