![]() ![]() ![]() Once the pig is delivered, Peter's mother says that it is dirty and Peter's father does not like the way it runs around the house squealing. The characters' resemblance to playthings reinforces Peter's upbeat, positive approach. Yaccarino's ( Unlovable) gouaches both date and update the tale, supplying Leave It to BeaverĬlothes for Peter's parents and kidney-shaped furniture for their living room. ![]() When Peter tells his mother that he wants a "good little bad little pig," she admits she has never heard of such a thing, but agrees to try to find one. Published for the first time as a standalone, this story from Brown's 1939 collection, The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile,įeatures a boy who understands that creatures are never all good or all bad, but good and bad all at once-a reassuring message for small children. ![]()
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