I Love You Like a Pig - Hardcover

Praise for THE MAGIC WORD: "The stuff of kids' wildest dreams" -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for THE MAGIC WORD: "A subversive take on the topic of manners that still manages to deliver a message about human decency." -- The Horn Book Praise for THE MAGIC WORD: "[A] wild, relatable fantasy...This telling will resonate with (and tickle) the intended audience." -- Booklist Praise for THE MAGIC WORD: "Barnett's narration hits all the right wry notes...while Parsley's expressive, exaggerated drawings give the story the tight narrative arc, visual breeziness, and snappy comic rhythms." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for EXTRA YARN: "Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for EXTRA YARN: "Klassen's deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett's quirky droll writing." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for EXTRA YARN: "There's nothing to say but perfect." -- Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of IT'S A BOOK Praise for RULES OF THE HOUSE: "Barnett and Myers have created a winning tale of sibling rivalry and, ultimately, loyalty. Barnett's trademark dry humor appears in full force, and Myers' illustrations are wonderfully detailed." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for RULES OF THE HOUSE: "Readers will (probably) agree that even the most irritating siblings don't deserve to be cooked and eaten. As a rule." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "A clever second collaboration between Barnett and Klassen... The prose is deadpan; the joke's all in Klassen's winsomely smudgy illustrations." -- New York Times Book Review Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "Mind-blowing in the best possible way." -- Horn Book (starred review) Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "When Sam and Dave dig a hole, readers get 'something spectacular.'...Lucky readers -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "Barnett's comic voice is at its driest as he recounts that quintessential American childhood activity-the digging of the giant hole." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "Gives off a deliciously Hitchockian air of high style and deep-seated dread... a story that speaks to the urbane existentialist/absurdist lurking in the heart of every reader." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "Clever visual motifs, sly storytelling, and tight pacing make this a picture book that will be enjoyed by both children and their grown-ups." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "McDonnell's graceful and simple cartoonlike illustrations mitigate the notes of paranoia and obsession in Barnett's deadpan text." -- Horn Book (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "A daffy yet stylish readaloud with surprising performance possibilities." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

From the acclaimed bestselling author of Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Mac Barnett, and award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli comes a new classic picture book that celebrates the tender and silly moments of our lives. I like you like a tree. You're funny like a fossil. I love you like a pig. Oink! Oink! Oink! The whimsical pairing of the text and art make for interactive read-aloud fun with little ones.