Tales of Oliver Pig, Jean Van Leeuwen
Tales of Oliver Pig, Jean Van Leeuwen
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Tales of Oliver Pig

Author: Jean Van Leeuwen

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2006

Synopsis

Five warm tales about Oliver and the Pig family.

Meet Mother Pig, who is all-knowing and always loving. Then there's Father Pig, who is very clever and very kind. Oliver is the adventurous big brother, and finally there's Oliver's little sister, Amanda, who is just learning how to talk. Join the Pig family and find out how every day can be special and fun!

About The Author

Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen lives in a small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories.Suzanna Toren is one of the shining stars in the world of Audiobook recording. A prolific talent, Toren has been narrarating for more than 30 years. Winner of multiple awards, Toren is the recipient of  the American Foundation for the Blind's Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Award in 1988 and AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction and Culture. Toren has worked on books written by Jane Smiley, Margaret Weis, Jerry Spinelli, Barbara Kingsolver, and Cynthia Rylant.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Renita on April 03, 2025

Fabulous. One of the most accurate and relatable portrayals of childhood and being a parent that I've read in a children's book.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 27, 2021

Me, reading the book: Oliver, listening: HEY! Im not a pig! NO! Oliver is not a pig!......more

Goodreads review by MTSN on February 18, 2020

For some reason, Penguin decided to keep a lot of this series in print, but not this first book. Prequel to books that remain in print - pictures by Arnold Lobel - why not keep publishing this? I don't know. I e-mailed the author and she didn't seem to know either. Both of my kids, who are five and a......more

Goodreads review by Rosa on June 28, 2017

This was a charming storybook told in four or five short stories (chapters) Where Oliver (and older brother pig) is getting used to begin an older brother to his toddler sister. But yet sometimes he still wants to be cranky and have things his way as well. His parents are patient with him (and his s......more

Goodreads review by Sarang on April 24, 2023

It was really really funny really really really really really really really really really funny and it was super Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper funny and it was also super Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Duper Dup......more

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