Pete & Pickles
Pete is a perfectly predictable, practical, uncomplicated pig. At least, he was . . . before a runaway circus elephant named Pickles stampeded into his life, needing a friend. Pickles is larger than life and overflowing with imagination. She takes Pete swandiving off Niagara Falls. (Sort of.) And sledding down the Matterhorn. (Sort of.) Pete goes along for the wild ride and actually begins to enjoy himself . . . until Pickles goes too far. And Pete tells her she must leave.Yet sometimes the simple life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed offers two new irresistible characters and a heartfelt, hilarious look at the rarity of true friendship. Review About the Author Love this book Perfectly Pleasant to Read! I cried...Product Details
Editorial Reviews
Both adventures and illustrations flirt with the surreal...a comically silly, warmly affirmative package. --Kirkus Reviews
Breathed achieves a dreamy intensity, a sculptural heft that make these images his most evocative and expansive to date. --Publishers Weekly, starred review
This heartwarming tale is packed with adventure, imagination, and the all-important message of accepting differences. --School Library Journal
Berkeley Breathed lives in Montecito, California.Customer Reviews
Breathed's books have become required bedtime reading for my two youngest kids: they pick books by Breathed and make me read them at bedtime. It's a fun story about Pete, who's life is messed up by a fun, kind elephant, Pickles.
Pure whimsy. Breathed has really hitting his stride in creating books aimed at our younger readers. I wish he would get the urge to publish more often-- his ability allows him to surpass Dr. Seuss in story telling and artwork. Still, I'm happy for the bits Berkeley publishes. (Did I mention that these kids books live on Dad's bookshelf? Right next to the Bloom County collections.)
I love the artwork in this one too. Look at the pictures while reading the story. Really-- the work is brilliant.
Pete is a perfectly practical and predictable pig. That is until he meets Pickles, an escaped circus elephant who has a smile that can warm any heart, even Pete's.
Their adventures are just adorable to read and see...sky diving off Niagra Falls, boating (& singing) in Venice...these are just a few of the adventures these two perfectly pairable creatures do.
Berkeley Breathed, the creator and author of the famous comic strips "Opus" and "Bloom County" brings us a wonderfully imaginative, beautifully illustrated and creatively sweet tale of a pig and an elephant.
A definite recommended read, one of the few children's books out there you will not get tired of reading over and over again to your little ones.
and thought of keeping the book for myself instead of giving it to my niece. Its a touching story (and I'm not one for sentimentality) about true friendship and the illustrations are amazing. I was initially put off by reviews that the book was perhaps "too scary" for children, but after reading it I think it's fine. I do think that parents/older children will appreciate it more than younger ones.
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