The true adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig

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Personal Author:

Jenkins, Steve, 1952-2021

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Summary:

"Esther the Wonder Pig was adopted as a teacup pig, but her dads Steve and Derek quickly find that she's actually a full-size pig who is far too big for their little apartment, so the family expands to a full-size farm with Esther and all her animal friends."--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Swine as pets -- Juvenile literature.

Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile literature.

Additional Credits:

Walter, Derek, 1981-

Crane, Caprice

Doerrfeld, Cori

Publication Info:

London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018.

Subject:

Swine as pets -- Juvenile literature.

Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile literature.

Jenkins, Steve, 1982- -- Juvenile literature.

Walter, Derek, 1981- -- Juvenile literature.

Jenkins, Steven Allan Robert, 1982-

Pet pigs

Animal-human relationships

Animal-man relationships

Animals and humans

Human beings and animals

Man-animal relationships

Relationships, Human-animal

SAILS ISBN:

9780316554763

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Summary

Esther the Wonder Pig was an inspiration and an icon. In this adorable, love-filled picture book inspired by her two dads' New York Times bestselling memoir, Esther teaches us that families come in all shapes and sizes.

When Steve and Derek adopted a mini pig named Esther, they had no idea that she would turn out to be not-so-mini after all. Esther would soon grow too large for her bed, and their small apartment. She got into everything, including her neighbor's tasty garden. When her new family saw just how big and wonderful Esther really was, they fell in love--and their lives changed forever. The whole family moved from a small apartment to a big farm, where Esther and her animal friends could fit happily (and get into a little less mischief).

Readers will love following Ester and her family on the journey that leads them to create the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, home to rescued animals of all kinds.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-A human couple gets more than they bargained for when they adopt a piglet named Esther in this charming picture book. When Esther's dads first rescue her, they erroneously believe she is a mini pig and add her to the household of two dogs and two cats. As Esther grows to be six hundred pounds, she gets into trouble, but, despite all the mischief she causes, Esther's dads can't help but love her. Based on their adult memoir, Esther the Wonder Pig, Jenkins and Walter, who are Esther's real-life dads, and Crane bring this sweet family story to life for a younger audience. Doerrfeld's warm illustrations, done in digital paint, are able to capture both the affection between Esther and her dads, and the humor caused by her playful, rambunctious nature. Photos of the real Esther, along with information about the farm sanctuary in which she lives, are included. VERDICT Young readers are sure to fall in love with Esther just like her dads did.-Laura J. Giunta, Garden City Public Library, NY © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Many animal lovers have already heard of Esther: she's the 650 lb. rescue pig with 1.5 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. She also made her "dads," Jenkins and Walter, animal activist celebrities: they opened an animal rescue farm after adopting her and, along with Crane, wrote an adult memoir about Esther. With the help of Doerrfeld's cheery, straightforward cartooning, Esther's story becomes a sweet domestic comedy, as much about besotted parental love as it is about life with a behemoth pig. Esther can't help that she needs increasingly bigger beds ("We thought she was supposed to be a mini pig," say her fathers, who do and say everything together). But Esther can do no wrong, even when she does: each transgressive episode ends with the hearts-embellished refrain, "She looked up at her dads with those eyes and that smile... it was love." An Esther-goes-missing subplot in the final pages feels unnecessary-there's plenty of narrative fodder in a pig who takes over a family. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Erica Spellman Silverman, Trident Media Group. Illustrator's agent: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.