My Pig Paulina
Angelika lives with her parents and her sister Susi on a beautiful Mediterranean island. She loves roaming the island with her favourite doll, Hippi, and when she adopts a piglet called Paulina, they have lots of fun together!
When a farmer wants to take Paulina away, Angelika knows she has to save her best friend. And thus begins their exciting adventure …
Published for the first time in English, My Pig Paulina is a splendid companion to the classic bestseller My Donkey Benjamin. With compelling, naturalistic photographs that allow children to imagine themselves into the story, it’s the perfect addition for any child’s bookshelf.
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Ages 3–9 | 250mm × 230mm | 48pp | CMYK | Solid colour foil on cover
Author: Hans Limmer
Photographer: Lennart Osbeck
Translator: Elke Wakefield
AUD$24.99 | £10.99 (Hardback)
AU Edition (Hardback) | AUD$24.99
Publication Date: 28 November 2016
ISBN: 9781925321241
UK Edition (Hardback) | £10.99 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 8 December 2016
ISBN: 9781925228496
‘I am fond of this … [My Donkey Benjamin and My Pig Paulina] are simple stories, told in words and mono snaps, of two little girls, Susi and Angelika, who live on an island in the Med with their parents … Gerald Durrell for the hippy generation.’’
—Alex O’Connell , The Times
‘Heart-warming tales aimed at 5-7-year-olds who share the little girls’ love for animals.’
—The Weekend West
Hans Limmer was born in 1926. In the 1960s, he emigrated with his family to Greece. He lived on the island of Rhodes, where My Donkey Benjamin and My Pig Paulina is set. Hans Limmer passed away in 2015 in Greece.
David Crossley has worked as a photographer, editor, and scientific journalist. He was co-founder and president of the Houston Center for Photography. The photos for My Pig Paulina were taken in 1969 in Greece.
