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Crispin the Pig Who Had it All


No. of pages 32

Published: 2001

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Great for age 3-6 years

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Crispin is a rich little piggy who has everything. Well, almost everything. One Christmas, Crispin gets the one thing he doesn't have; the very best thing in the whole world. Which isn't quite what he's expecting. Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway award. Ages 4+.

 

This book was recognised in the Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006. It was recognised in the Best Book to Read out Aloud category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

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 2001 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Ted Dewan won the coveted Mother Goose Award for his first children's picture book Inside the Whale and his cartoons regularly appear in the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, TES and Guardian. He lives in London with his wife, artist and Kate Greenaway Medal winner, Helen Cooper

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Blue Peter Book Award
This book was recognised in the Best Book to Read out Aloud category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

Blue Peter Book Award
This book was recognised in the Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud category by the Blue Peter Book Award. The Blue Peter Book Awards are a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme Blue Peter. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006.

Kate Greenaway Award
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

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