Bibliographic Information: Steig, W. (2007). The One and Only Shrek! Plus 5 Other Stories. New York, NY: Square Fish.
Brief Annotation: Pearl the pig finds an amazing bone, which has something very special about it. As she is on her way home to show her parents her discovery dangers lurk around the corner and it is up to her and her amazing bone to come out of these dangers-alive!
Genre: Storybook, Animal Fantasy
Grade Level: K-3
Readers who will like this: Children who enjoy stories with talking animals as the main character; children who have found a something interesting; children who like suspenseful stories; children who engage in teamwork.
Rating/Response: 2; While this is a very well written book I find that the idea of a wolf threatening to eat a small child a bit disturbing. I also find it a bit eerie that it is a magic bone that helps Pearl when it could have easily been a different object. The main idea I enjoyed about this book is that of teamwork. It was through teamwork that Pearl and her bone stuck together and made it home safely.
One question I would ask before a read aloud: Who has helped you with something that you wouldn’t be able to do alone? What did they help you do?
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