Pigmalion

By Glenda Leznoff

Book Overview

This amusing tale, told in tongue-in-cheek fashion, features the lovable character of Juliet, a shy piglet who gets the part of Eliza Piglittle in the play Pigmalion. (Apologies to George Bernard Shaw.) Magical illustrations by Rachel Berman.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896580203
• ISBN13: 9781896580203
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Tradewind Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Midwest Book Review

Pigmalion is the highly entertaining picturebook story by Glenda Leznoff of a shy little piglet named Juliet Hogsworth, who is gifted at singing and dancing but whose timidity of the big and terrible stage threatens to prevent her from achieving her dreams. A story of courage and finding inner strength, Pigmalion is both a comic tale and a lesson in the value of self-confidence. Color illustrations by Rachel Berman in soft and gentle tones fill this engaging, strongly recommended story for young readers. Midwest Book Review

Engaging, strongly recommended story for young readers.

Pigmalion is the highly entertaining picturebook story by Glenda Leznoff of a shy little piglet named Juliet Hogsworth, who is gifted at singing and dancing but whose timidity of the big and terrible stage threatens to prevent her from achieving her dreams. A story of courage and finding inner strength, Pigmalion is both a comic tale and a lesson in the value of self-confidence. Color illustrations by Rachel Berman in soft and gentle tones fill this engaging, strongly recommended story for young readers.