Pigs Can't Look Up

by Vincent D'Onofrio (Author) Shelly Cunningham (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Based on the viral tweet from award-winning actor Vincent D'Onofrio, Pigs Can't Look Up is a heartwarming story about a girl, a pig, and a radical act of kindness that will lift even the heaviest of hearts--with full-color illustrations by Shelley Cunningham.

A little girl forges a bond with a pig on her farm, taking note of the unfair truth that because their bodies evolved to forage for food on the ground, pigs can't look up. Inspired by empathy, the little girl determines and plots to hoist the pig up to see the stars, and in doing so, sees herself.

The limited and poetic text of Pigs Can't Look Up morphs into a beautiful story of friendship and kindness about how one act of compassion can make a world of a difference in this bold and graphic picture book.

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A tender tale with a reminder to look up and all around us.

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Cunningham's delicate illustrations are moving and lovely. A tender tale with a reminder to look up and all around us. —Kirkus Reviews
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio is a world-renowned actor, producer, writer, and director whose credits include Full Metal Jacket, Jurassic World, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He won a Saturn Award for his role in Men in Black, and is the author of Mutha: Stuff and Things, published by Cameron Books. He lives in New York City.
Shelly Cunningham is a mixed-media artist. Pigs Can't Look Up is her debut picture book. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781951836757
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
May 16, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV002200 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs
JUV070000 - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
Library of Congress categories
Pigs
Swine
Friendship
Picture books
Kindness
Empathy
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry (see also Stories i

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