Bookworm List: Happy Pig Day!! Oink! Oink!

Today is National Pig Day. Oink, Oink! This day was started in 1972 by Texas art teacher Ellen Stanley as a way of recognizing the pig as a smart, domesticated animal.

Did you know...

• Pigs are very clean and they tend to keep their bedding dry and clean.
   
• Pigs make funny sounds like grunts and squeals.
   
• Domesticated pigs eat ground up corn, soybeans, wheat, and grain sorghum.
   
• The skin on pigs is pink, but the hair can be different colors. 

For more pig facts, see
http://www.kidsarus.org/kids_go4it/growit/raiseit/swine.htm 

Want to read about pigs today? Here are some recommended titles:

• Happy Pig Day!-Mo Williems
• Olivia-Ian Falconer
• Porky and Bess- Ellen Weiss
• Little Pink Pup-Johanna Kerby

Oink, Oink. Happy Pig Day and keep reading!!