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Nanny Piggins and The Wicked Plan

By R. A. Spratt (Hardcover Book, 2012)

The woman was not a woman. She was a pig. A common, pink farm pig. The type bacon came from.

"Good evening, I am Nanny Piggins," said Nanny Piggins the pig.

When stingy Mr. Green planted a Nanny Wanted sign on his front lawn for his three children, he had no idea his ad would be answered by a pig. Yes, a pig. A fabulously sassy and impeccably dressed pig as a matter of fact! With her insatiable urge to eat chocolate (and feed chocolate to everyone she loves), her high-flying spirit, and her unending sense of fun, Nanny Piggins takes Derrick, Samantha, and Michael on a year of surprises, yummy treats, and adventures they'll never forget.

Paired with Dan Santat's charming illustrations, comedian and children's TV writer R.A. Spratt's wildly funny debut novel will have adults and kids alike laughing and rooting for the feisty porcine nanny and her three lovable human charges.

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- Format: Hardcover Book
- Price: $16.99 US/$18.50 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316199230
- On Sale Date: 07/10/2012
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Rachel Spratt is a comedian and a children's TV writer. Her work has appeared on PBS (Raggs) and on nearly every major television network in

Australia

. She lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters. Her website is www.raspratt.com.

Dan Santat is a prolific children's book illustrator. He has worked with Rhea Perlman, Dan Gutman, Barbara Jean Hicks, and Lisa Yee and has illustrated many picture books including Oh No!, Chicken Dance, and Always a Lot of Heinies in the Zoo. Dan graduated with distinction from the Art Center College of Design. He lives in Southern California with his wife Leah and two sons

Praise for Nanny Piggins and the WIcked Plan:

"If Amelia Bedelia and Mary Poppins raised a piglet, Nanny Piggins ... could surely beat that pig in a cake-eating contest...
Australia's favorite porcine childcare worker returns in a new collection of adventures sure to entertain and possibly inspire envy in readers who'll wish she were their nanny...
Feisty, funny Nanny Piggins and her adoring charges will charm readers and listeners stateside, who'll be overjoyed there are five additional volumes already out Down Under."
(Kirkus (starred review)).
Praise for The Adventures of Nanny Piggins:

* "Mary Poppins, move over-or get shoved out of the way. Nanny Piggins has arrived... This is smart, sly, funny, and marvelously illustrated with drawings that capture Nanny's sheer pigginess." (Booklist).
"Spratt's Mary Poppins-cum-Paddington Bear with a sprinkling of Snickettian humor makes for a terrific read aloud... Readers will demand swift release of the two sequels." (Kirkus).
"Reluctant and avid readers alike will get caught up in this book's humor, charm, and adventure." (School Library Journal).
Praise for The Adventures of Nanny Piggins Australian edition:
"The Adventures of Nanny Piggins is the most exciting saga about a flying pig nanny ever told. There is a laugh on every page and a lesson in there somewhere. I recommend it highly."
"Roll over Roald (Dahl)
Move over Mary (Poppins)
A new Children's Classic is here...
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins is a hold-your-sides hilarious new series for 9+ girls and boys. R.A.Spratt, a comedy writer who has much experience working for children's animation and TV series, has created an irreverent and adventurous chocoholic pig nanny who will capture the imagination of children and adults everywhere." (Girl.com Australia).
"Despite having no experience with children (her former job was being shot out of a cannon at the circus), Sarah excels in her new role and most importantly, the children adore her. Trips to the fairground, eating chocolates, neglecting school and having adventures are high on her list of things to do. What Nanny Piggins lacks in intellect, she makes up for in high jinks that include a disastrous trip to China. Frothy as a milkshake and just as sweet. " (The Age Education Resource Centre).