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Reviewed on July 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 2—The cunning pig from My Lucky Day (Putnam, 2003) is back, and the hapless victim of his tricks this time is Alligator Al. It's Al's birthday, and he considers himself quite lucky when a little porker knocks on his door looking for his friend, Freddy. It's Piglet's birthday, and there's going to be a party. Strange, thinks Al. "Who's Freddy? And who has the same birthday as me?" That should have been his first clue. However, Al only sees "the [birthday] dinner of his dreams" standing at his front door. In a flash, he has Pigl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2013
It's Alligator Al's birthday, and the only thing he wants is a special treat to eat. When a piglet shows up at his door by mistake, looking for a different birthday party, ravenous Al proclaims that it must be his luckiest birthday ever. Tied up in a potato sack and ready for the cooking pot, the clever little piglet has other ideas: he persuad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



