If You Give a Pig A Party by Laura Numeroff

Author: Laura Numeroff

Illustrated: Felicia Bond

Awards: Quill Awards, 2006 Winner Children's Illustrated Book United States

Reading Level: 430

Genre: Picture Book

Synopsis: 

If You Give a Pig a Party is a story of a pig who is given a party who then wants balloons that reminds of her friends who she wants to invite. She goes on and on because everything that you give her reminds her of something else. Then when at the end it starts all over again. 

Activities: 

My students love this book as it is repetitive and easy to catch on. It is a great book to teach sequencing with. 

1. Her is Laura Numeroff website where she gives a lot classroom ideas from story starters to writing a story. She also has a kids sight where they can see story starts or play a game with Pig. -- http://lauranumeroff.com/kids_fun/index.htm

2. Here is a video from you tube of two mom's partner reading If You Give a Pig a Party and they have one part that is interactive if using a large viewing screen. -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hFkFudsNc

3. Here is a Party Guide to the story. I use a lot of these activities in my classroom when reading the story and decorate my room to draw the students in. -- http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/ActivitiesGuides/0060283262.pdf

Reference: 

Numeroff, L. J., & Bond, F. (2005). If you give a pig a party. New York, NY: Laura Geringer Books