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For Debpigs at last! P.H. For Becky N.B.W. Libraty of Congress Cataloging-in-Pitblication Data Hubbell, Patricia. Pig picnic / by Patricia Hubbell ; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. p. cm. — (Road to reading. Mile 1) Summary: Some pigs enjoy their picnic until they spot a wolf nearby: ISBN 0-307-26108-5 (pbk.) [1. Pigs— Fiction. 2. Wolves— Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme.] I. Westcott, Nadine Bernard, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.H848Pi 1999 [E]-dc21 98-33464 CIP AC A GOLDEN BOOK • New York Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. New York, New York 10106 © 1999 Patricia Hubbell. Illustrations © 1999 Nadine Bernard Westcott. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be copied or reproduced without written permission from the publisher. A GOLDEN BOOK", GOLDEN BOOKS' , G DESIGN , and SHIELD DESIGN are trade- marks of Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 0-307-26108-5 A MCMXCIX
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Pigs pack backpacks.
Pigs check sky.
Pigs go hiking. Hike, pigs, hike!
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"Please!" cries Wolf "You've made a mistake!"
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Pigs pack up and shout-
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Crunch, crunch, crunch. Munch, munch, munch. What a yummy p/gnic lunch! Will Wolf spoil the fun? iliiliiMiiiiilwiMiiii >'^e'«0'?ie to ^^»*® '• YOU ^R' NULE 4 AND COMING SOON! Does your child know the alphabet? Is your child eager to start reading? Mile 1 is the perfect place to begin . Mile 1 books feature: easy words fun rhythms big type picture clues To explore the other Miles on the Road to Reading, turn to page 1 i - GoedmJBookM on the Web www.goldenbooks.com USA $3.99/CAN $4.99 26108-00 ISBN 0-30?-2blDa-S 50399ol'l33500"26108"