Book illustrations courtesy of the Amazon Book store.

For the past year, I’ve focused on my travel blog and had a great time talking about my favorite places. But recently my husband began writing children’s books which got me thinking about my blogging roots. I started out as a book blogger but slowly became enamored with travel writing. Old habits die hard though, and every now and then I just have to rave about my favorite reads. So . . . if you all don’t mind, I’d like to change hats for a moment and tell you about some fun children’s books.

The Princess and the Pig

By Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene

Fans of Peppa Pig will also love this crazy tale of mistaken identity.

What happens when a baby princess is accidentally exchanged for a piglet?  I dare you not to laugh as the families of both babies try to cope with this unexpected turn of events. In this spoof of a fairy tale, almost everyone lives happily ever after.
Moral of the story: a princess can be kind of a pig, but a pig cannot be a princess.

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