Astronaut PiggyWiggy
PreSchool-While stargazing through his telescope, PiggyWiggy imagines  himself wearing a special space suit, climbing into a rocket,  and preparing for blastoff. Once in space he would explore  faraway planets and have grand adventures. The short text ends  with the piglet safely back home "in time for breakfast." Each  page in this attractively designed book has a vividly colored  background in a variety of bold shades: hot pink, bright blue,  sunny yellow. The cartoon illustrations are playful and  imaginative, featuring Picasso-like planets and space friends.  The frontispiece shows the inquisitive pig in space pajamas,  surrounded by his astronaut gear-including bubble helmet and  sandwich lunch. Young children will enjoy spotting these items  as they appear throughout the pages. Pair this title with Nick  Sharratt's Rocket Countdown (Candlewick, 1995) for a fun-filled  toddler storytime.Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario,  CanadaCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.