Hello, Little Pig

A highly moral tale about how Little Tiger is seduced away from his nice, ordered life with Little Bear by the loose living of Little Pig. But, alas, all is a snare and a delusion! Once in Little Pig's house, Little Tiger has to do all the work; he decides to go back home, but where is Little Bear? Looking for Little Tiger, of course, and all ends happily when they find each other. I liked the style of the prose; it has a rather child-like 'and then, and then' feel and the dialogue is much like the sort young children write for themselves. Whether this is due to the original or to the translation I don't know. The illustrations are, of course, the original and are typically Janosch, awkward but charming. Liked by all the children I read it to, or with, but especially by middle infants.