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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks

    Hardcover (Allen & Unwin, July 1, 2017)
    Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until the day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she pays her bills and puts her affairs in order. Then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk—looking and listening, smelling and tasting. Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know. A tender story of living and loving, giving and receiving; a glorious celebration of the world.
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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks

    Paperback (Puffin Books, March 1, 1999)
    Because Old Pig knows that her time to die is near, she puts her affairs in order and takes a slow walk with Granddaughter to savor beauty for one last time, in a tender story of love and loss. Reprint.
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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks

    eBook (Allen & Unwin, June 1, 2009)
    Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until the day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she pays her bills and puts her affairs in order. Then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk - looking and listening, smelling and tasting. Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know.'One of the truly great picture books.' Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller and Publisher'This heartbreaking, gentle, perfectly indirect story about the last days on earth of an elderly pig offers a better introduction to the fact and poetry of mortality than many a more studied attempt.' Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker'Wild's poignant story about the death of Old Pig is full of warmth and, yes, joy.' Publishers Weekly'Beautiful in its simplicity, this captures the essence of a life; and children, even little ones, cannot help but feel the love that infuses it.' Ilene Cooper, Booklist'A poignant but sidelong look at death - about as far from the didactic tomes as one can get.' Kirkus Reviews'A tender meditation on the death and the appreciation of love and life that deserves to become recognised as a modern classic.' Kevin Mark, Kairos'This book is about living, not dying.' Linnet Hunter, The Age
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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks

    Hardcover (Allen & Unwin, Feb. 23, 2010)
    Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, until one day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she puts her affairs in order, and then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk. Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 2/23/2010Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 4 and Up
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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild

    Hardcover (Dial Books, May 1, 1996)
    When Old Pig becomes too tired to get up anymore, she and Granddaughter realize that her time to die is drawing near, and they spend their remaining time together taking long walks, listening to birdsong, and admiring nature.
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  • Old Pig Picture Puffin by Margaret Wild

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    Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, April 5, 1811)
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  • Old Pig

    Margaret Wild

    Hardcover (Dial Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1996)
    Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until the day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she pays her bills and puts her affairs in order. Then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk—looking and listening, smelling and tasting. Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know. A tender story of living and loving, giving and receiving; a glorious celebration of the world.
  • Old Pig

    margaret wild

    Hardcover (Allen & Unwin, Jan. 1, 1995)
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