Pigface

‘Pigface himself never complained about his nickname, so they assumed he didn’t mind.’ Noah, who is popular with the other children and a good footballer, always assumes that Pigface does not mind his treatment and life at school. But fate intervenes in the form of a chance accident, with the result that he starts to see life from a different viewpoint. Robinson does not leave things there with a simple resolution to the story, but rather chooses to weave different ideas into the plot thereby helping children to see that teasing can be a many sided affair. There is a wealth of material in the book that is open to discussion, and the simple but skilful illustrations by Hearn complement the text well.