Pig Dreams - (Somos8) by Margarita Del Mazo (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Everyone knows that when you can't get to sleep, you count sheep. But what happens when pigs decide they want to be the ones children count when they try to fall asleep?

The pigs live happily and peacefully together but they can't help wondering why only sheep get to be counted by children trying to fall asleep. Why can't children count pigs instead?
One day, a particularly ambitious pig decides to discuss the situation with a sheep, who makes it quite clear that only sheep are qualified to do the job. But this team of pigs has other ideas and starts to put their plans in action! Will they be able to help children fall asleep as well as the sheep?

Review Quotes

A familiar plot and appealing illustrations will appeal to readers seeking light, entertaining fare. - School Library Journal.

Pig Dreams is a funny book about pigs chasing their dreams and finding out it isn't what they were imaging. Children ages 4 and up will enjoy the changes that occur in the pigs as they attempt this new job and end up looking very different. - YA Books Central.

Expressive eyebrows abound! So the same team that did a picture book called The Flock a couple years ago has come out with a companion picture book. Don't worry, though. You won't need to have seen the first book to understand what's happening in the second. - A Fuse8 Prod. - SLJ Blog.

Pig Dreams is a silly story sure to induce giggling for young readers. With cartoonish figures, loose linework, and fittingly smudgy coloring, the illustrations really capture the energy of each scene, from the pirouetting pigs to snoring Johnny. There's more text on the page than in a typical picture book for this age group, so it's best suited to a one-on-one read-aloud, ideally at bedtime, as long as little ones don't mind dreaming of happy pigs. - Booklist.

Clever dialogue and quirky narratorial asides make for wryly humorous reassurance that it's OK to stop chasing a dream--especially if pursuing one's aspirations yields only angst. An appealingly offbeat argument in favor of the status quo. - Kirkus Reviews.

Funny details in the illustrations, which alternate between night and day scenes, make this picture book about self-acceptance memorable. - Foreword Reviews.

About the Author

Margarita del Mazo is a writer and storyteller who is greatly admired in Spain. She has more than fifty books to her name, many of which have been translated into other languages. Among them are the bestsellers Camuñas and The Flock (El rebaño), which won the Madrid Booksellers Guild Award and the Miami Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for best illustrated children's book.

Guridi is an artist from Sevilla (Spain). Since 1995, he's worked and experimented professionally almost every aspect of design, image and advertisement. 
He's published over seventy books.
His work is highly valued in Spain, while also being recognized abroad. His books have been published in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Libano...
 He currently combines his work as teacher with his career as a children's book illustrator.