Book description
An alternative little pigs' tale which encourages friendship and team work, over self-centredness, Warm, rich and funny - a beautifully illustrated title from acclaimed picture-book maker Inga Moore.
When two little pigs leave their two little homes to go out walking one morning, little do they know that they'll come…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A House in the Woods as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There are multiple possible interpretations for this very well illustrated story: it’s above moving from one habitation to another, but also on, a more symbolic level, about reconstituted families. At least, this is the sense it has for the adult because for children it’s much simpler, we see here sympathetic animals building a house in the forest.
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