From New York Times bestselling illustrator Christine Davenier and bestselling author Amy E. Sklansky comes this utterly charming, silly, and irresistible read-aloud that sends the little piggies from everyone's favourite nursery rhyme off to the beach. Following the rhythm of rhyme scheme of the original rhyme (This little piggy went to market..), young children get to follow along as the five piggies pack the car, arrive at the beach, build a sand castle, swim and explore, and play with a beach ball. Its the perfect read-aloud for young children and their adults, providing lots to look at, loads of fun action, and a perfect ending to a perfect day at the beach.

Author Biography

Amy E. Sklansky worked as an editor at HarperCollins Children's Books and Studio Goodwin Sturges before launching her writing career. Her bestselling titles include The Duck Who Played the Kazoo (Clarion Books), My Daddy and Me (Cartwheel Books), and several others. She lives with her husband and two children in St. Louis, Missouri. Christine Davenier worked as a teacher for three years before illustrating her first book in France in 1988. Since 1999, Christine has also been illustrating books in the United States. The First Thing My Mama Told Me was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. More recently, books in the Very Fairy Princess series, written by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. Christine has also illustrated bestsellers by Judith Viorst, Jack Prelutsky, Kimberly Willis Holt, Madeline L'Engle, Peter Yarrow, and Amanda Peet, as well as the Iris and Walter series Miss Lina's Ballerinas series.