Tom, Tom the Piper's son Stole a pig and away he run...Find out the real reason why Tom took the pig away from the farm, and see what really happened to the pig afterwards in this charming and funny subversion of a well-known nursery rhyme - with a happy ending! A witty rhyming text is accompanied by gently humorous watercolour paintings, making this a book that is perfect to read alone or together, in the classroom or at home.

 

This book is part of a book series called Nursery Rhyme Crimes .

There are 24 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 2011 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Elena Pasquali is the pseudonym of an in-house author. Priscilla Lamont has a degree in graphic design and worked as a book designer before becoming a freelance artist. She has illustrated over 40 children's books for a variety of authors, including Julia Jarman, Michael Rosen, Hilary McKay and sometimes her own work as well!