Charlotte's Piggy Bank

By David McKee

Book Overview

Charlotte's piggy bank is magical and promises Charlotte that if she saves enough money she will get a wish. Charlotte finds all kinds of ways to earn money for her wish, including vacuuming for her mum, and washing Mr. Grant's car. But at the end, the piggy doesn't let her keep her savings--he flies off with them himself

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842703315
• ISBN13: 9781842703311
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Irony is for older kids

This is not a book for Preschoolers or babies. There is irony in many of David McKee's books, and only a six or seven year old could understand irony. The book plays with the cliché expectations of happy endings and good fairies, in a way contemporary kids are ready for.