This book is an absolute hoot!
Megan Hess takes us into the world of Abigail Fig: The Secret Agent Pig, where snobbery and ostentatiousness coexist.
A housekeeper to two "posh pigs", Abigail bends over backward to keep her "bosses" happy.
Reminiscent of the scullery maid - Cindrella's abuse at the hands of her two step-sisters, Abigail's life too is swaddled by taunts and insults.
Saddened by her bosses sassiness, Abigail sums up courage to leave the two pigs and find a new home. However, a van parked in front of the "posh pigs" apartment catches her eye. The same van that had "screeched to a halt outside" their window.
Abigail decides to investigate.
On hot pursuit, Abigail follows the "clues" and only to realize that the butchers who had parked the van were thieves in disguise and had come to the "posh pigs" apartment to steal her "boss's rare brooch."
She launches on a full-blown search and ends up finding her bosses all trussed up!
Abigail displays her remarkable acrobatic skills when she recovers the jewelry, rescues her bosses and girds up the thieves!
Phew!
Set in rhyme - amidst gorgeous illustration, Megan Hess has created a picture book that will make us rock with laughter, cringe with pain, or giggle with delight at the exploits of Abigail Fig as she unknowingly masterminds a plan to rescue her bosses.
Whether it is overlooking the Eiffel Tower through the French windows, or displaying the lavish lifestyle of Abigail's bosses or the opulent architecture of the "posh pigs" apartment, Megan Hess has fashioned a picture book that is quintessential of Hausmannian architecture and resplendent of Parisienne nobility.
This book is pure joy and an absolute must-read for children and adults.
Image source: www.amazon.com | Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
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