Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy

by Mary Rayner

Book Overview

The piglets are delighted when Mrs. Pig stocks up on ketchup, their favorite food, until they realize it's all they will be eating. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689308310
• ISBN13: 9780689308314
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Favorite Childhood Memory

I'm noticing this book was a popular item at public libraries. I too checked this book out many times when I visited the city library as a kid. The story is funny and teaches a good lesson about moderation that has always stuck with me. The illustrations are cute and memorable as well. I hope to pass this story on to my kids someday so that the circle of pigs and ketchup can be complete.

Ketchup Heaven

Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy is a delightful children's story about little pigs that just love ketchup. It presents Mrs. Pig's solution to every mother's problem of what to do with kids that want to eat the same thing all the time. I love Mary Rayner's style of writing and the delightful illustrations. I discovered this book at the city library when my children were young and now am sharing it with grandchildren and great-neices.

Ketchup lovers delight causes new view of ketchup effects

This is one of the books I recommend to the children who come in to the library where I work. I have even recommended it to a mother in a restaurant who was having trouble convincing her young son not to use so much ketchup on everything he ate. While it may not change anyone's eating habits, it may lessen any mealtime conflict over using too much of the red stuff. Ketchup and cereal? Pu- Leeze.

It was very funny and enjoyable

This book is about ten little piglets called SORROL,BENJAMIN,SARAH,CINDY BRYONY,HILARY ,TOBY,ALUN,WILLIAM AND GARATH. Now these little piglets were addicted to tomato ketchup. How their mother cures them of their addiction is hilarious, and will put you off ketchup for life!