Saving Emma the Pig

by John Chester, Jennifer L. Meyer (Illustrator)

Overview

A companion picture book to the award-winning film, "The Biggest Little Farm"!

Welcome to Apricot Lane Farm, a unique world full of true stories about heartwarming animals’ relationships and the special people who care for them.

When Emma the pig arrives at the Apricot Lane Farm, she is about to give birth to piglets. But she is also sick, and after her seventeen babies arrive, Emma is unable to care for them.

Taking care of seventeen piglets and a sick mama pig is a challenge for Farmer John and his team. But the cure for Emma reminds them what is most important—for pigs and for humans: love and friendship. Saving Emma the Pig is a heartfelt picture book from John Chester, with gorgeous illustrations from Jennifer L. Meyer

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250187796
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	05/14/2019
Series:	The Biggest Little Farm
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	1,100,844
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

John Chester spent the first twenty years of his career making documentary films. In addition to running their 214-acre regenerative farm, serving as farm manager with his wife, Molly Chester, John wrote and directed The Biggest Little Farm, an award-winning documentary about his and Molly’s move from city life to Apricot Lane Farms, and the Emmy Award–winning short films about the farm that have appeared on Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday.” He and Molly live with their son, Beauden, on the farm, which is located outside of Santa Barbara, California.

Jennifer L. Meyer is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured multiple times in the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art annual, Spectrum. Born into a fantasy-loving military family, she grew up a big fan of comics, reading, and drawing animals (especially bunnies). Jennifer's art has appeared in comic books, children's books, graphic novels, and other media. Her other books include the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet series, written by Jacqueline Kelly.

Editorial Reviews

06/28/2019

PreS-Gr 2-Chester, aka Farmer John, owns and runs Apricot Lane Farms, a 214-acre regenerative farm outside of Santa Barbara, CA. He wrote and directed an award-winning documentary about his family's experiences (The Biggest Little Farm) and has now created a series of picture books for young readers. This first title chronicles the adventures of Emma the pig, who arrives at their farm very pregnant and deathly ill. She quickly gives birth to 17 piglets and the famer and his wife have to move the little ones into their own house while they attempt to nurse Emma back to health. She refuses to eat and everyone is very concerned for her well-being. Then they decide to return her piglets to her and—voila!—Emma begins to eat and she and her babies are soon healthy and thriving. Meyer's illustrations are rendered in graphic and digital painting and are dreamy and warm. The minimal text gets the story across but lets the illustrations take center stage. The endpapers contain photos of the animals and there is also an informative afterword by the author. VERDICT A smart purchase for those looking to augment their collections with realistic farm and animal stories.-Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI

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