Copyright Date:
2018
Edition Date:
2018
Release Date:
03/06/18
Illustrator:
Doerrfeld, Cori,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
0-316-55476-6
ISBN 13:
978-0-316-55476-3
Dewey:
636.4088
LCCN:
2017011804
Dimensions:
26 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
(Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Many animal lovers have already heard of Esther: she-s the 650 lb. rescue pig with 1.5 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. She also made her -dads,- Jenkins and Walter, animal activist celebrities: they opened an animal rescue farm after adopting her and, along with Crane, wrote an adult memoir about Esther. With the help of Doerrfeld-s cheery, straightforward cartooning, Esther-s story becomes a sweet domestic comedy, as much about besotted parental love as it is about life with a behemoth pig. Esther can-t help that she needs increasingly bigger beds (-We thought she was supposed to be a mini pig,- say her fathers, who do and say everything together). But Esther can do no wrong, even when she does: each transgressive episode ends with the hearts-embellished refrain, -She looked up at her dads with those eyes and that smile... it was love.- An Esther-goes-missing subplot in the final pages feels unnecessary-there-s plenty of narrative fodder in a pig who takes over a family. Ages 4-8. Author-s agent: Erica Spellman Silverman, Trident Media Group. Illustrator-s agent: Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. (Mar.)
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Publishers Weekly
(Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Esther the Wonder Pig was an inspiration and an icon. In this adorable, love-filled picture book inspired by her two dads’ New York Times bestselling memoir, Esther teaches us that families come in all shapes and sizes.
When Steve and Derek adopted a mini pig named Esther, they had no idea that she would turn out to be not-so-mini after all. Esther would soon grow too large for her bed, and their small apartment. She got into everything, including her neighbor's tasty garden. When her new family saw just how big and wonderful Esther really was, they fell in love—and their lives changed forever. The whole family moved from a small apartment to a big farm, where Esther and her animal friends could fit happily (and get into a little less mischief).
Readers will love following Ester and her family on the journey that leads them to create the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, home to rescued animals of all kinds.