Hogwash

Hogwash

Author: Arthur Geisert

Ages: K-6

Rating: 3 Stars

Summary: When several little piggies get all dirty and it is time for a bath, all of their mothers have an exciting way to get them all clean. Much like a car wash the pigs get soaked, scrubbed, and then hung out to dry. The pictures are so detailed, yet so simple that the reader can follow along with the pigs during their interesting bath time.

This is another of Geisert’s wordless picture books and it just so happens to be about pigs, as well. Again, I really like the style of drawing that he uses to illustrate each of the pages. The line hatching is not as prominent in this book as it is in Hogwash, but the pictures are still really enjoyable to look at. It is fun to see how all of the pigs can be taken and washed in an assembly line fashion.

Much like other wordless picture books, this could be used to help students focus on their writing skills. It would help to focus their ideas on something particular such as the drawings on the pages, but they can still be creative and unique writers.