Amazon comCall it a tale of bold and balletic self-actualization (of the porcine kind) the stirring story of young Dumpy La Rue, "the pig who knew what he wanted to do " Despite all sorts of well-intentioned advice to discourage him ("'Pigs don't dance,' said his mother 'They bellow, they swallow, they learn how to wallow'"), Dumpy озещх can't ignore the tantalizing beat he hears in his head: "He twirled in the sty, raised his snout to the sky, spread his hooves far and wide, and pretended to fly " Not surprisingly, an at-first-reluctant barnyard audience begins to catch on, first the sheep--"'We want to dance too,' cried the sheep 'It looks like fun Why should he be the only one?'"--then even, eventually, Poppa Pig himself A fun and muddy romp, with plenty of glissades and jetés, Dumpy La Rue ably displays the talents of Elizabeth Winthrop (of The Castle in the Attic fame) and firecracker illustrator Betsy Lewin, returning to the farm after her Caldecott Honor winner Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (Ages 4 to 8) Paul HughesBook Description "He's a porker with passion, a dancing fool, a pig with rhythm- this breaks every rule," said the normally reticent mule Now in paperback-Dumpy La Rue, about a pig who knew what he wanted to do Elizabeth Winthrop's romping, rhyming story and Betsy Lewin's exuberant illustrations will have readers tapping their toes, jumping for joy, and dancing a jig with this passionate pig as they follow him and the barnyard animals from farm to fame.  Marceau2004 г 40 стр ISBN 0805075356.