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  Puppies and Piggies

  Cynthia Rylant

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  PUPPIES and PIGGIES

  CYNTHIA RYLANT

  Illustrated by IVAN BATES

  Harcourt, Inc. • Orlando Austin New York San Diego London

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  Text copyright © 2008 by Cynthia Rylant

  Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Ivan Bates

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Rylant, Cynthia.

  Puppies and piggies/Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Ivan Bates,

  p. cm.

  Summary: Rhyming text describes what various animals do and what they love,

  as well as a baby who loves his bed and his mother.

  [1. Animals—Fiction. 2. Mother and child—Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme.]

  I. Bates, Ivan, ill. II. Title.

  PZ8.3.R96Pu 2008

  [E]—dc22 2004003136

  ISBN 978-0-15-202321-8

  First edition

  A C E G H F D B

  Manufactured in China

  The illustrations in this book were done on

  Saunders Waterford paper with wax crayons and watercolors.

  The display type was set in Eastman.

  The text type was set in Cantoria.

  Color separations by Bright Arts Ltd., Hong Kong

  Manufactured by South China Printing Company, Ltd., China

  Production supervision by Christine Witnik

  Designed by Lydia D'moch

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  For Owen

  —C. R.

  For Grace

  —I. B.

  Puppy loves the farmyard, Puppy loves the rain.

  Puppy loves to press his nose Against the windowpane.

  Kitty loves a garden, Kitty loves a rose.

  Kitty loves to walk up high On her kitty toes.

  Bunny loves some lettuce, Bunny loves some peas.

  Bunny loves to hide herself Among the apple trees.

  Piggy loves his mud pen, Piggy loves his slop.

  Piggy loves the barn where he Can roll around and flop.

  Chicky loves her nesting, Chicky loves her seeds.

  Chicky loves to peck all day. That's all Chicky needs.

  Mousey loves to wiggle, Mousey loves to hide.

  Mousey loves a nice dark hole To put himself inside.

  Goosey loves his honking, Goosey loves his walk.

  Goosey loves to find a friend And talk and talk and talk.

  Pony loves a pasture, Pony loves to run.

  Pony loves to stretch her legs In the summer sun.

  Baby loves his blanket, Baby loves his bed.

  Baby loves his mama, who will Kiss his sleepy head.

  Happy piggies, happy puppies, Happy babies, too.

  Happy little lovey-doveys...

  Just like YOU!

 

 

  Cynthia Rylant, Puppies and Piggies

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