"The poppleton books are an excellent way to help children learn to read. Using simple language and humorous, everyday expreiences, Poppleton's fun adventures can be enjoyed by a beginning reader or read aloud to a younger child. ""Roundly appealing.""--Publishers Weekly, starred review. ""This sincere…pig will make beginning readers giggle.""--School Library Journal , starred review. ""A perfect choice for beginning readers.""--Booklist."