Beryl: A Pig's Tale

Great writing, heartfelt story - a perfect book for my daughter who is just getting into more sophisticated chapter books. I think she is reading it for the third time now!

Purchased for granddaughter - 9 (excellent, advanced reader)....good dialogue, great characters with instant personalities so it was easy to get involved. She finished in 2 days.

One of my son's favorite books. He is age 7. The book was read in his first grade class.

Great book! Nice character development.

Cute story.

Beryl just wants to find a home where she is loved. After her mom died when she was born, Beryl was left with her aunt and two cousins. She was treated like Cinderella and was waiting for her prince to rescue her. When the aunt tricks the farmer into taking Beryl off to the slaughter house, Beryl knows she must escape, even if it means going into the wild. When she finds wild pigs she has to decide whether they can be trusted, or if they will be dangerous and try to attack her like she grew up knowing.This was a fast little read. I enjoyed it as much as I can, it was a bit younger than I typically enjoy. This story did deal greatly with prejudice though. I find a lot of middle grade novels really address global issues that help serve as an introductions for young readers into the greater scheme of things. If you had a younger sibling or cousin, this would sere as a great present if they don't mind talking animals. I usually don't enjoy it when animals can talk but this had almost and Animal Farm feel about the way the animals were anthropomorphized. I sort of wished Dew was a boy, I just kept thinking of him as male the whole time I was reading; it seemed fitting. I loved the illustrations in this book especially the little piggy prints that would randomly crop up on a page. This book had some sad moments and some happy moments and all in all it was a good journey and a good read.First Line:"Beryl sat in her sty."Favorite Line:"'But we're not allowed in, and I'm so pink!' said Beryl."Disclaimer: I was sent this item to review. This does not influence my opinion.

This was my son's first real novel (he is 7 years old). He read the entire book in 5 days... and he is normally not one to enjoy reading - he likes dinosaurs, bugs, etc. He couldn't put this book down!

I read this book with my 8 year old daughter and we both loved it! Very satisfying story with a wonderful, ethical message! I would highly recommend it. Wish it came it audiobook form, my daughter would enjoy listening to this book again and again!

fantastic story telling for children (7-9) which deals with tough real life issues in a very engaging and appropriate way