Jessie and her brother Joe live on Little Oak Farm, which is open to visitors every afternoon, so there's always plenty to do and lots to learn...It's the first Pig Race of the year, and one of Jessie and Joe's favourite days. It's a competitive business, though, and brother and sisters are backing rival pigs...When the visitors arrive there are rosettes to make and one little girl called Lucy is very determined that her pig will win...Jessie is rather hard on Joe, and suddenly Lucy feels sorry for him and decides to support his 'underpig', Titch. Then the race begins and when Titch wins everyone is delighted -- Jessie makes it up with Joe and realises that biggest isn't always best...AGE 3-5

 

This book is part of a book series called Practical Parenting .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Karen Langley lives in the Lake District. She wrote Shine in collaboration with her husband, Jonathan Langley. Anthony Lewis is known for many picture books which have sold in many countries. Jane Kemp and Clare Walters write for the Practical Parenting magazine and are experts in the field of baby and toddler development.