Books, Reviews and Other Publications

Picture Books

This Little Piggy's Book of Manners
Written by Kathryn Madeline Allen
Illustrated by Nancy Wolff
Published by Henry Holt and Co., 2003
Pages and Ages: 32 pp. for ages 1-6

Just like little piggies, it's easy for young children to sometimes forget their manners. Here's a jaunty picture book that will make the learning experience all the more fun!

Reviews

"Allen transforms the classic toe-wiggling rhyme into a pig-centric do's-and-don'ts etiquette lesson, covering such subjects as table manners, waiting one's turn and cleaning up after oneself." Publishers Weekly ©2003

"Bright pink, checkered piggies bounce, yell, smile, pout, talk, and eat their way through this rhymed manual of manners for the very young." Barbara L. Talcroft, Children's Literature ©2003

"Teachers encouraging young children to help create positive group experiences will welcome this lively addition." Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL, School Library Journal ©2003

"In a parody of the traditional nursery rhyme, Allen has created a humorous paradigm for etiquette and social behavior." Kirkus Reviews ©2003

Other Publications

Activity Books

One Little Bench: Numbers 1-10, a counting book
Written by Kathryn Madeline Allen
Illustrated by Loretta Lustig
Published by School Zone, 1999

Poetry

"Dear Cousin", a poem
My America, A Poetry Atlas of the United States
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
Published by Simon and Schuster, 2000

"If I Were the Equator"
Got Geography
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by Philip Stanton
Published by Greenwillow Books, 2006

Information about other published and upcoming books, poems, short stories and articles written by Ms. Allen are available upon request.