School Library Journal Starred Review (Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)

K-Gr 3-- A funny story about a child (in this case a young pig) still in the egocentric stage. Pinkerton is pushy. He is the first one on the bus, the first one in the water, and the first one down the slide. He is leading his Pig Scout troup one day when he hears a voice ask, : `. . . Who would care for a sandwich?' '' Pinkerton then learns that first is not always best, because he must take care of a demanding Sandwitch (doing her dishes, telling her a bedtime story, etc.). From the opening description of Pinkerton aspink, plump, and pushy,'' to the many labors he must endure, the tale is filled with humor. The pictures are replete with action, and the expressive watercolors greatly enhance the comedy. Sure to be both popular and useful, this is Lester and Munsinger's best collaboration to date. --George Delalis, Oakland Pub. Lib . , CA

ALA Booklist (Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Pink, plump, and pushy, Pinkerton is a pig whose battle cry is Me first! and who would do anything to be first, even if it meant bouncing off bellies, stepping on snouts, or tying tails--would, that is, until he meets his match in a wise little Sandwitch (not to be mistaken for a sandwich), who teaches him the perils of pushiness. This is the seventh book from the team that produced the delightfully oddball Tacky the Penguin And while a comeuppance tale is almost never as much fun as a hero tale, Lester tells her story in a bubbling, bouncy rhythm, which Munsinger further punches up with sunny wash illustrations that brim with humorous highlights and asides. Guaranteed to be good for story hour giggles. (Reviewed Oct. 1, 1992)

Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CST 1992)

During a beach picnic with the Pig Scouts, Pinkerton's boundless greed sends him ahead of the others to a voice that asks if anyone would care for a sandwich. There he discovers, instead, a 'Sandwitch,' and he is obliged to wait on her, do her chores, and re-examine the glories of being first. The droll ink and watercolor illustrations impart the full effect of the witch's messy lifestyle.