cover image Piggy in My Pocket

Piggy in My Pocket

. Star Bright Books, $5.95 (16pp) ISBN 978-1-887734-96-7

A batch of spring books use a variety of interactive methods to teach various concepts and ideas. In bold blocks of color and geometric shapes, Hui-Mei Pan illustrates a pair of hand-size books with a pull-tab format. What's in Grandma's Grocery Bag? focuses on color and foods. A line of text offers a clue (""I see something purple. What is it?""), a pull of the tab on the opposite page allows readers to extract the fruit from a paper bag (grapes). Piggy in My Pocket invites readers to examine the pockets of a child's friends and family in search of a lost piggy. A ladybug lurks in Mommy's apron; a snake slithers from Justin's pocket (unfortunately, the text here offers no clues as to the identity of the creatures that will emerge from the pockets).