Ping Pong Pig wants more than anything to fly. He practices constantly. The other farm animals are always hard at work on their chores. Ping Pong Pig doesn't do any chores. In fact he makes more for the other animals. In his attempts to fly, he destroys the orchard, the barns new pint job, the bee hives, and the hayricks. The other animals decide something must me done. They give Ping Pong Pig a trampoline and tell him to stay out of their way. To their surprise, he uses their gift to fix all th...

Genre: Beginning Reader Picture BooksThis sweet story is all about helping each other and perserverance. The illustrations are very sweet and the pictures visully support beginning readers. Themes: Friendship, team-work, perserveranceWays to use the book: Class read-aloud in conjunction with team-work lesson. Have available in classroom library for buddy reading.

cute illustrations of barnyard animals. Ping Pong the pig just wants to fly, instead of help out with chores on the farm. Instead of being angry at him, the other animals just create a way that ping pong can fly without making more messes. Cute.

Recommended read aloud for ages 6-8 by University of Minnesota. The was a 'meh" story about a pig that likes to jump and try and fly. His friends try to help him be constructive. He learns but it fails in the end. It is supposed to make you laugh I suppose but I just went "meh".

I had read this before and used it for a program. I remember a teacher laughing out loud.It was a bit much for my story time, but the children sat through it. They seemed to like the alliteration.Ping Pong Pig is determined to fly! 11/10/15Used in Preshool Story Time, but am getting a younger crowd so might need to get some younger books.

Adorable little story with a positive message, worth giving a read.

I love Caroline Jayne Church. Her illustrations are cute without being overly cutesy. In this story, a pig desperately wants to fly so he spends all of his time practicing. His friends try to tell him pigs can't fly, but Ping Pong doesn't listen. The story resolves itself in a delightful manner...although it did leave me wondering what Ping Pong was going to do next. I can't wait to try it out in storytime soon...

I loved this. The story is really cute, and besides being one determined little pig, Ping Pong is adorable!

A story of friendship and teamwork, Ping Pong Pig is an extremely entertaining book that children love to read along with. Providing a moral lesson, readers can see that the lighthearted pig was too busy with his own fun to help out the others with chores, leaving him with some humorous consequences! Children and parents will read this through again and again, laughing and loving the playful Ping Pong Pig! Visit Reading Jungle for a more in-depth review and other recommended reading materials fo...

Suspenseful page-turner for me, as I anticipated the introduction of table tennis imagery or allusions. There was none. I appreciate the alliterative pleasures of naming the pig thusly, but it is irresponsible and/or sloppy to do so willy nilly, without making the slightest reference to the game. Maybe one of the animals could have held a paddle and have tried to hit the pig. I'm just thinking out loud. I'm sorry but I didn't even find the cartoony pictures endearing, nor did I appreciate the aw...

Ping Pong Pig wants to fly, but he doesn't like to work around the farm like all the other animals. His attempts at flying end up causing more work for the other animals. Finally, they get together and build him a trampoline so he can practice flying alone in the corner of the farm away from all the work. Ping Pong has so much fun on his trampoline that he decides to use it to help out around the farm. He picks apples, catches bees, and paints the barn. And when he's done, he jumps from the tall...

I liked this one! The pictures were simple but expressive & eye catching, Ping Pong had great friends who worked hard & because he was blessed by them, Ping Pong decided to help in return 😊

All of the farm animals have jobs to do and keep busy all day--but Ping Pong Pig is too busy trying to fly. His attempts make messes for the other animals, so they call a big meeting and build a trampoline for him. Ping Pong Pig has a GREAT time jumping on his trampoline and even uses it to help fix some of the messes he's made.Great story about individual dreams and belief in oneself, working together, and the joy of life!

All of the animals at Apple Tree Farm are busy doing their daily chores . . . except Ping Pong Pig. He’s busy jumping and leaping, trying to fly. And all his jumping around is creating havoc. The other animals decide that they must do something and they call a meeting. They spend a long time in the barn and when they finally come out, they’ve made something for Ping Pong Pig.A trampoline.This delightfully zany book will captivate young readers as they follow Ping Pong Pig and discover the lesson...

The only real positive I have about this book is that it has a little humor in it (the last 2 pages were cute). It also had a bit of a moral that helping out makes everyone, including you, happy.There was really not much of a plot and the story was pretty weak. While the moral was good, it didn't come across as well, because you didn't think that Pig was real unhappy by himself. I just didn't get hooked at all to this story, and my daughter didn't seem particularly attached either.

Pig wants to fly and the other animals keep telling him pigs can't fly. For some reason they construct him a trampoline (to keep him away from them, I imagine) and he uses it. Not a great book by any means. It actually seems a little like a story about an outcast pig that is a little different, that never really ends up being accepted by the other animals, even when he does their work for them. A bit of a downer in a way.

Church, C.J. (2008). Ping Pong Pig. New York: Holiday House.0823421767On the busy Apple Tree Farm, everyone is hard at work except Ping PongPig who is attempting his own endeavour: Trying to fly. While PingPong Pig refuses to give up his jumping and leaping, he causes somdamage to the farm that means more work for the other animals. So,the other animals of the farm hold a meeting and try to find a way tohelp Ping Pong become a flying pig.With adorable and colorful illustrations, this book can be...

Ping Pong Pig wants more than anything to fly. He practices constantly. The other farm animals are always hard at work on their chores. Ping Pong Pig doesn't do any chores. In fact he makes more for the other animals. In his attempts to fly, he destroys the orchard, the barns new pint job, the bee hives, and the hayricks. The other animals decide something must me done. They give Ping Pong Pig a trampoline and tell him to stay out of their way. To their surprise, he uses their gift to fix all th...

This book was so cute. The illustrations were charming and full of life. Ping Pong Pig was especially buoyant throughout the book and I did like how much his friends cared about him. I was expecting this book to be more lackadaisical in nature, but I was pleasantly surprised by the change of Ping Pong’s heart and his effort to give back. I was a definitely a fan of the subtle message in this book; the book was playful, but also managed to show children should reciprocate nice actions to others.

Ping Pong Pig spends his days dreaming he can fly, rather than helping the other animals work on the farm. When his constant flying practice disrupts the farm, the animals gather together and provide Ping Pong with a trampoline in an attempt to keep him out of their way. Ping Pong is appreciative and decides to give back...and ends up making quite a "splash"!Sweet, lighthearted and fun, this is a nice follow-up to _Little Apple Goat_.