Reviews

HALL OF FAME TOP 50 Reviewer === Grady Harp=== Author Joyce Mitchell has published over thirty children’s books – a crown she appreciates as being a parent and working with children for over ten years, her goal is to inspire and educate kids, through her 'talking animal' and 'rhyming' books she hopes will entertain and teach children important 'life lessons' in a fun and easy manner. Though the illustrator for this book is not named, it is likely the work of Joyce’s frequent illustrating partner - Jay Erandika. Polka-Dot is a unique little pig – she lives in a converted silo cabin, spends her days in her hammock, loves to be clean (!), and is covered with all colors of polka dots. Her unspotted friends are afraid of her because of her appearance and she has no one to join in play. One day it begins to rain and Polka-Dot, reclining in her hammock, notes that her silo is slipping down the hill in the mud caused by the heavy rainfall. As her home slips down the hill she encounters animals frightened by the rain and mud and she manages to rescue a cow, and some little goats, but when she sees her fellow pigs and tries to save them, her house bumps into a rock and all the animals are thrown into a huge mud puddle. And when the rain subsides Polka-Dot notices that all the animals have colored spots and she takes them all to the river to have fun learning the Polka-Dot Trot!

“This story may be ideal for reading to your kids at bedtime and enjoyable for the whole family as well! It is suitable as a read aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for older children.”

"A great book with colorful drawings and a moral and with a valuable lesson to learn."~~G.S.