Some of My Best Friends Are Polka-Dot Pigs
Some of my best friends eat porcupine pieSome of my best friends are in love with the skyBirds of a feather flock together? Not in Sara Anderson's exuberant, rhyming  picture bookSome of My Best Friends Are Polka-Dot Pigs. In fact, some of  her best friends are whirligigs and moppety maisies or happen to eat purple  daisies in this jazzy celebration of diversity and friendship.Anderson's bold, colorful, two-dimensional illustrations--reminiscent of  Varnette P. Honeywood's work in the "Little Bill" books--are lively and  expressive. Simple images at the beginning of the book (the polka-dot pigs and  the whirligig, for example) gather, intermingle, and dance together in  double-page spreads that echo the cumulative rhyme. As the finale nears we are  treated to a visual and verbal extravaganza: "Sticky feet can't be neat /  marching ants climb your pants / dress in red stay in bed / porcupine sky / many  hats wacky bats / Can't fly don't cry / polka polka polka-dot / whirly purple  maisie." This jaunty, rhythmic read-aloud makes us want to twirl around and  shout! (And have pineapple feet.) (Preschool to age 6)--Karin Snelson--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.