I received a review copy of a children’s book called Granny Gomez and Jigsaw. The book is written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Scott Magoon. It unfolds as follows:

Granny Gomez feels lonely in her big country house: “ ‘Maybe I will get a cat,’ she said to her petunias. The petunias didn’t say anything. They never did.” [...A] tale of a granny and her new pet pig, Jigsaw, who quickly becomes her pal: “They both liked cooking shows. They both liked watermelon. And they both liked jigsaw puzzles.” As Jigsaw grows, though, he creates havoc (“A little pig couldn’t poke his head through Granny’s bass drum. But a big pig could”). Granny—a mountain-climbing, drum-playing, can-do type—builds him a barn, complete with TV and kitchen, but finds that life isn’t as fun without him.
(source: Publishers Weekly)

Granny Gomez and Jigsaw is marked for ages 3–6, but I went ahead and read it to my three-month-old anyway. He seemed to like it just fine, though he probably appreciated my smiles more.  And the smiles were plenty because this children’s book is delightful.

The story is silly, the illustrations colorful and cheerful, but most importantly, the story is perfect for budding vegans. That’s because when Granny learns that if she doesn’t keep the piglet as her pet he’ll become bacon, she declares,
“NOT THIS PIG!”
How great is that?

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