The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Lindgren, Barbro

Benny's Had Enough!

28 pp. | Farrar/R&S | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 91-29-64563-8 $$14.00

(1) PS Translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard. Illustrated by Olof Landstrom. In a strangely successful mix of the absurd and the everyday, this hilarious picture book tells the story of a toddler-age pig who's had enough. Benny's mother is endlessly cleaning; when she decides to put his beloved Little Piggy in the washing machine, Benny decides to hit the road. The understated, tongue-in-cheek text is brilliantly complemented by the expressive illustrations.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1999