Children's Books

January 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 

Tales of Pig Isle



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Website:  frontier2000.net
Recommended:  for ages 5-9
Contains:  paperback, 64 pages
Worldview:  biblical
 
Year:  2010
Retail Price:  $7.99 paperback, $0.99 e-book
 
 
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 positive Christian message
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 no illustrations
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 3 / 5 - Worth a Look
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Reviewed by: Tiffany Orthman

Review

Tales of Pig Isle by Joyce Swann recounts the adventures that Joy and Andy McAloon have when they are whisked away to Pig Isle on the back of the Pigmeister. The book portrays a good relationship between siblings that I think families will find refreshing. Joy is a loving older sister who tenderly cares for her younger brother, and Andy is a trusting preschooler who is affectionate toward his older sister. There are no squabbles or sibling rivalry between them.

Tales of Pig Isle is divided into two stories titled “A Pig Isle Adventure” and “A Pig Isle Christmas.” In the first story, “A Pig Isle Adventure,” the reader learns that Joy and Andy are able to communicate with each other by using pig grunts. They think nothing of it until one night the Pigmeister appears to them and tells them that they are some of the few children with the gift. He goes on to ask them if they would come with him to Pig Isle where their help is needed. Joy and Andy agree, and while they are there, they help the pigs and learn some valuable lessons themselves.

In the second story, “A Pig Isle Christmas,” the reader catches up with Joy and Andy about a year later. On Christmas Eve, the McAloons have a delightful family celebration. Later that night, when Joy is trying to fall asleep, she is startled by the appearance of the Pigmeister. He tells her all about the Christmas preparations he has made in Pig Isle, but he wants Joy and Andy to come help him find what is missing. On their second visit to Pig Isle, the children share the Gospel and the true meaning of Christmas.

I read Tales of Pig Isle to my five-year-old son, and he said that he liked all of it; but “A Pig Isle Christmas” was his favorite. He said that other little boys and girls would like the stories. They are very imaginative, and the values presented are worth the read. Tales from Pig Isle is available from Frontier 2000 Media Group as a paperback for $7.99 and as a Kindle e-book for $0.99.


About the Reviewer

Tiffany Orthman
Tiffany Orthman, M.Ed., is a second-generation homeschooler and homeschool consultant. She received her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from American InterContinental University Online in May, 2011. She is married to the man God chose for her, David, and is a stay-at-home mom with three boys aged 5 years, 3 years, and 1 year. She has already begun schooling her children but looks forward to starting more formal methods when her children are ready. In her spare time, she maintains a blog at HomeschoolConsultant.wordpress.com and a website at HomeschoolConsultant.webs.com and serves as a Trustee for the Christian County Library located in Ozark, MO. Her passions are reading, needlework, homemaking, and ruling the world through rocking cradles.
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The Person Behind It

 

Joyce Swann is a nationally-known author and speaker on the subject of homeschooling. While homeschooling her own ten children from the first grade through master’s degrees before their seventeenth birthdays, Joyce became a regular columnist for “Practical Homeschooling Magazine” and a popular convention speaker. She now has eleven grandchildren, almost all of whom are homeschooled. “Tales of Pig Isle” began as a story she created to entertain one of her granddaughters.
 

About the Company

 

Joyce and Alexandras Swann formed Frontier 2000 Media Group in 2010 to promote a Christian world view through entertainment and educational resources. Our novels, our books for children, and our books about homeschooling are designed to help families and individuals grow in their faith.

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  1. Beth

    Sounds like something I would like to get for my girls.

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    January 30, 2012 at 6:36 pm


  2. jetzmama

    Sounds like a fun book. My boys delight in these types of charming tales!

    Reply
    February 7, 2012 at 11:03 am


  3. Tiffany

    Yes, my son really liked it. Several times he picked it out of a pile of other books for our story time.

    Reply
    February 8, 2012 at 6:27 am



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