When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox?s doorbymistake, the fox is sure it must be his lucky day. It?s noteveryday that dinner just shows up on your doorstep! But as thepigletis quick to point out, shouldn?t the fox give him a bathfirst? Andwouldn?t it be best to fatten him up a little? It?sbeginning tolook like "dinner" is a lot smarter than itseems.

 From Booklist
K-Gr. 2. A fox is saved the trouble of hunting for his dinner whenatasty-looking piglet arrives at his door. It's his lucky day--orsohe thinks. Then, the wily piglet outfoxes the fox: Wouldn't thefoxprefer a clean pig to roast? The fox gets busy heatingbathwater.Next comes a spaghetti dinner to fatten Pig up, followedby aluxurious massage to make his meat more tender. The foxfinallycollapses in exhaustion, and the sated piglet scampers hometo awarm fire, ready to plan his next "lucky day." The discerningchildwill find the fox's reaction to his lost dinner depicted onthe backcover. Reminiscent of her earlier Wolf's ChickenStew (1987),this well-paced, delightful book plays ontraditional storypatterns, enhanced by Kasza's livelyillustrations. Children willrelate this tale to the humor of achild outwitting a grown-up.Louise Brueggeman
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Fans of the author's The Wolf's ChickenStew(Putnam, 1987) will not be disappointed by this amusingoffering. Ahungry fox is sure that it's his lucky day whenadelectable-looking pig knocks on his door by mistake. Mr. Foxgrabshis squealing guest and starts to prepare a feast, but the pigaskshim to wait, pointing out, "I'm filthy. Shouldn't you washmefirst?" The fox prepares a lovely bath and the pig complimentshimon being "a terrific scrubber." But then, the pigcontinues,shouldn't he be fattened up a bit? And shouldn't he bemassaged sothat he won't be tough? Mr. Fox grudgingly complies withtheserequests and soon finds himself so exhausted that "He couldn'tlifta finger, let alone a roasting pan." The pig heads home,clean,well fed, relaxed, and ready to plan his next call onanunsuspecting predator. Set against white backgrounds, thelivelygouache illustrations enhance the humorous and witty text.Thefox's facial expressions clearly reflect his range of emotions,ashe goes from sheer elation to pure exhaustion. He is asgullibleand endearing as the pig is sly and charming. A good choiceforstoryhours as well as one-on-one readings.
Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka,MN
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