The Thirteenth Piglet - excerpt

The Thirteenth Piglet Text copyright © 2022 by Andrée Poulin Illustration copyright © 2022 by Martina Tonello Copyright © Milky Way Picture Books All rights reserved.

Editorial and art direction by Nadine Robert Translation by Andrée Poulin Copy editing by Nick Frost Book design by Nadine Robert and Jolin Masson The artwork for this book was created digitally.

This edition published in 2022 by Milky Way Picture Books, an imprint of Comme des géants inc. Varennes, Quebec, Canada.

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Title: The thirteenth piglet / Andrée Poulin; illustrations, Martina Tonello.

Other titles: Treizième cochonnet. English | 13th piglet Names: Poulin, Andrée, author. | Tonello, Martina, illustrator.

Description: Translation of: Le treizième cochonnet.

Identifiers: Canadiana 20220010102 | ISBN 9781990252150 (hardcover) Classification: LCC PS8581.O837 T7413 2022 | DDC jC843/.54—dc23 ISBN: 978-1-990252-15-0 Printed and bound in China

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Before he came into the world, Thirteen was in the dark.

Now, he dances in the sunlight!

And there’s magnificient light to soak up!

For Thirteen, the sun's rays are truly a wonder.

Thirteen is just a young piglet, but when he sees a problem, he finds a solution.

Thirteen believes that even though he is small, he can still help.

Thirteen doesn't know how to count yet, so he’s unaware that his mother has only twelve teats.

He also doesn't know that he’s the thirteenth piglet. But he does know that he’s hungry.

Oh no!

There’s no spot for Thirteen!

He grunts! He squeals!

No one listens. No one hears.

Thirteen discovers that life can be unfair.

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Thirteen, the last piglet in a large litter, struggles to fit in with his own family.

But, with a little courage and some creative thinking, he shows that you can carve out your own place in the world.

ISBN 978-1-990252-15-0 U.S. 16.99 Can. 21.99 51699