To Market, to Market
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1997 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

To Market, to Market

By Anne Miranda, Janet Stevens (Illustrator)

A market trip leads to chaos as animals take over the house.

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36 pages· 257 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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After a trip to the market, a shopper's home turns into a zoo. A pig escapes, a lamb lounges on the bed, and a cow claims the couch. Can the narrator restore order before lunch is ruined? Dive into this hilarious twist on a classic rhyme where animals run wild, leaving chaos in their wake. Will the shopper manage to corral the unruly guests, or will the house remain a barnyard forever? Discover the delightful pandemonium that ensues when a simple shopping trip spirals out of control.

From the publisher

A funny twist on the classic rhymeWhat happens after a shopper goes “to market, to market, to buy a fat pig”? Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pig’s in the kitchen, the lamb’s on the bed, the cow’s on the couch–and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house!”The skillfully wielded visual anarchy explodes off the page. This is one market trip children will wish to take again and again.” –Publishers Weekly

Awards

Golden Kite Honor (1998)
At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
36
Words
257
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD410L
Themes & topics
Books about farm animals
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.7
F&P level
~L
Scholastic level
I
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
25274
Publication
Published
September 1, 2001
First published
January 1, 1997
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152163983

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