FICTION

I Love You Like a Pig

by Mac Barnett
illus. by Greg Pizzoli. 40p. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Sept. 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062354839.
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PreS-Gr 1—Pizzoli strives mightily to make sense of Barnett's spare text, but readers may still be left mystified as to how one can be "lucky like a window" or "sweet like a banker." The rounded figures depicting children of many races, his pastel palette, festive polka dots and pennants, and a generally upbeat ambience convey the happy nature of Barnett's silliness. The appealing artwork and fun refrain go just so far in this head-scratching bit of absurdity. The entire book feels like a party, but the substance is as incorporeal as a mouthful of cotton candy.
VERDICT Purchase only where Barnett and Pizzoli are popular.
Reviewed by Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NY , Aug 01, 2017

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