Polly’s Pink Piggy Parlor
Written and illustrated by Lisa
Hainline
Children’s literature
Hardcover $18.99
Paper $14.99
Coloring book $8.99
About the Book:
Once upon a time, there was a
piggy...with a comb.
Polly is a lovable pig who just
wants to do what she loves to do, and would rather play with her dolls than
play in the Mud. With the encouragement of friends, Polly ends up starting her
very own beauty salon, to help her friends feel unique and beautiful in their
own special way. Polly's Pink Piggy Parlor encourages young girls to not only
look their best but to discover what their talents and giftings are and develop
them…no matter what anybody thinks.
My review:
Polly is a most unusual pig. Instead
of the usual mud play, Polly prefers to brush her dolly’s hair, and fix the
coiffeurs of other farmyard and zoo animals. She helps her barnyard friend
Sally who wants to be “hip” for her trip to town and encourages Polly to
practice her talent. No creature was too difficult to beautify – from a fly to
an elephant, Polly used her gifts, pampering the animals with their special
requests, dyeing, plucking, curling, and even nail/claw treatments. She became
so well known that she started her own beauty treatment parlor, the culmination
of her hard work and dreams. The story encourages readers and listeners to
follow their hearts and work to achieve their goals.
Charmingly illustrated in shaded
pastels, Hainlines a/a, b/b, c/c, d/d rhyme scheme will be sure to have kids
begging for another read. Accompanied by an outline coloring book, youngsters
can color along while listening to their favorite reader. A unique addition to
the story is “finders keepers,” a counting list of specialty items found in the
illustrations to help Polly put her shop in order. Printable activity papers
are available free to download from the author’s website,
http://www.lisahainline.com/.
About the author
Lisa Hainline is an award-winning
and gifted graphic designer, art director and illustrator, producing/directing
for ad agencies, major corporations, radio stations, hospitals, banks,
manufacturers, magazines and other small boutique businesses.
With over 40 years in the advertising industry, for the past seven years, Lisa
has turned her focus to helping other authors self-publish their works,
designing some of the covers seen on Amazon. You can see her book cover design
work at her studio www.lionsgatebookdesign.com, where she merges her design and
marketing experience with her spiritual gifts to help Christian authors promote
the message God laid on their hearts.
Founder and author of http://www.thehealingsource.org, Lisa also ministers to
the hurting through her blog, articles and praying with others in street
ministry.
Born and raised in Wisconsin, Lisa now enjoys the continual sunshine in
California near her daughter and son-in-law and plans to bring more of her own
books to the surface. You can reach Lisa at Lisa@lisahainline.com and through
her websites above and at http://www.lisahainline.com and
http://www.lionsgatebookdesign.com
