This book is award winning for two different things

CLEL's 2020 top book for "Read" theme
2020 Geisel honor book (The Geisel Award is given to the most distinguished book for beginning readers)

Admittedly, I don't love the color palate of this book. While the colors worked for "The Watermelon Seed," they don't work as much in "The Book Hog." Still, I love the story of a hog who is obsessed with books--only he can't read. But upon visiting the library....well, you can guess what happens.

For a book nerd or librarian, there are fun details to be found in the book. Like an "old time" return thing on the end papers. Or familiar book titles written in Hog's library books. It brought a smile to my face. ( )

Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Amusing
Feel-good
Writing Style
Minimal text
Illustration
Detailed
Minimally colored
Theme
Power of stories
Subject
Books and reading
Librarians
Libraries
Literacy
Pigs
Character
Anthropomorphic

This book is for elementary school students that are ages‎ 4 - 8 years, grade level preschool - 3rd grade.
ALSC Notable Children's Books 2020
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2020 (Honor Title) ( )

Eh. ( )

love of books does not equal learning to read; nice story ( )