Quentin Corn

By Mary Stolz and Mary Stoltz

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879235535
• ISBN13: 9780879235536
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

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.