Quentin Corn

by Mary Stolz

Book Overview

Realizing his fate is to be spareribs, a pig disguises himself as a boy, runs away, finds employment, and becomes friends with a little girl. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440800323
• ISBN13: 9780440800323
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is a GREAT read-aloud for elementary children.

Quentin Corn is the first book I read to my fifth graders every year. A farmyard pig must choose between becoming a horse, a dog, a cat, a chicken, or a human to escape the axe for barbeque. Quentin's education on becoming a human gives the reader great insight into human personalities. In the end, he must decide whether to stay a human boy or go back to being a boar with a band of feral pigs. It's hilarious when no adult can see through Quentin's disquise, but children can.