The Adventures of Nanny Piggins (**)

THE ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS
Written by, R. A. Spratt
Illustrated by, Dan Santat

This book is fun, but much more enjoyable for younger kids in the age range of four to eight, so I did not like it very much. It is about a sugar-crazed pig who serves as a nanny for three children, Samantha, Michael, and Derek, they go on many adventures together, compete with other nannies, and even get caught in a fierce storm on a small sail boat out at sea. Their father, Mr. Green, neglects the children and prefers not to talk to them at all, so he is happy to find a nanny who charges ten cents an hour, when normally the nannies he finds, or come knocking at their door charge much more than that. The children are very well behaved, but are delighted to find that their new nanny allows them to eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She allows them to stay up as long as they can remain awake, or she can, and lets them play mud people in their father’s rose garden.
This book is 239 pages long. I’ll give it two out of four stars (**). (this book my mom got this book before it was published so the art may not be final.)