A Guinea Pig Night Before Christmas

A Guinea Pig Night Before Christmas
Author: Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781526613561

The latest heart-warming book in the Guinea Pig Classics series. ''Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse' But sit down by the fire with some chocolates to hand, And you'll be welcomed into a magical land. There is snow and some moonlight; St Nick in his sleigh; There are reindeer and elves, and guinea pigs! Hooray! This classic Christmas poem, now told by guinea pigs, Will surely delight all with their costumes and wigs. For nothing's more charming than a pig in a hat, Especially a Christmas one, that's just a fact.

A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist

A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist
Author: Alex Goodwin
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9781632867087

From the roly-poly guinea pigs who brought you A Guinea Pig Nativity and A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudicecomes this adorable adaptation of Dickens' beloved novel Oliver Twist! We’ve admired guinea pigs in bonnets edged with delicate lace and dapper top hats in A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice, swooning over the love between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. We’ve oohed and ahhed over guinea pigs in the sweet, hay-filled manger in A Guinea Pig Nativity. Now, in A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist, we’ll delight in the adorable little pigs with expressive eyes dressed in the tattered rags of street urchins and orphans that roamed the streets in gritty 19th-century London. At only nine years old, Oliver Twist is transferred from an orphanage to a workhouse for adults. He is sold to an undertaker as an apprentice, and finally escapes to London, where he joins a gang of pickpocketing street urchins led by Fagin, an older criminal. But young Oliver isn't made for a life of crime, and is upset when his compatriots steal an elderly gentleman's handkerchief. Mr. Brownlow, the owner of the handkerchief, senses Oliver's true nature and takes him in, but the band of thieves won't let Oliver live a straight and narrow life; they kidnap him and drag him back into a life on the street. Forced to assist in a burglary, Oliver is shot and again taken in by the victims of the crime. One of the women, it turns out, is his aunt, and once Mr. Brownlow formally adopts Oliver, they all begin a blissful life in the country. This compact little book is illustrated by dozens of photographs of our favorite guinea pig actors and actresses.

Pigs is Pigs

Pigs is Pigs
Author: Ellis Parker Butler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1908
Genre: American fiction
ISBN:

A Guinea Pig Christmas Carol

A Guinea Pig Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781635573114

Miserable to the core and wholly unwilling to extend a paw to help those in desperate need, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge says "bah, Humbug!" to the festive season. But one night he is visited by three Christmas Spirits who take him on a journey through time, so he can see the error of his ways and learn the true meaning of Christmas. This is Charles Dickens's joyful Christmas tale, retold in an entirely new way.

A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice

A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1632862425

A charming retelling of Jane Austen’s classic love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, featuring the sweet, rotund little piglets who brought you A Guinea Pig Nativity.

A Guinea Pig Romeo and Juliet

A Guinea Pig Romeo and Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2017
Genre: Guinea pigs
ISBN: 140889064X

Born into the litters of two rival families, star-cross 'd lovers Romeo and Juliet fall tuft-over-paw for each other before learning that they are sworn enemies. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo' ' squeaks Juliet from her balcony, before declarations of undying affection are made and a secret wedding is planned. But the path of true love does not run smooth, and Romeo soon finds himself banished from the city of Verona after playing his part in a fatal brawl with Juliet 's family. In a desperate attempt to scurry away together, they devise a plan fraught with danger that eventually leads to heart-break - Discover Shakespeare 's classic tale of romance and tragedy, retold in an entirely new way.

A Guinea Pig Nativity

A Guinea Pig Nativity
Author:
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1408844796

The classic Christmas story, with a starring cast of guinea pigs

Pets in America

Pets in America
Author: Katherine C. Grier
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2010-11-15
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 080787714X

Entertaining and informative, Pets in America is a portrait of Americans' relationships with the cats, dogs, birds, fishes, rodents, and other animals we call our own. More than 60 percent of U.S. households have pets, and America grows more pet-friendly every day. But as Katherine C. Grier demonstrates, the ways we talk about and treat our pets--as companions, as children, and as objects of beauty, status, or pleasure--have their origins long ago. Grier begins with a natural history of animals as pets, then discusses the changing role of pets in family life, new standards of animal welfare, the problems presented by borderline cases such as livestock pets, and the marketing of both animals and pet products. She focuses particularly on the period between 1840 and 1940, when the emotional, behavioral, and commercial characteristics of contemporary pet keeping were established. The story is filled with the warmth and humor of anecdotes from period diaries, letters, catalogs, and newspapers. Filled with illustrations reflecting the whimsy, the devotion, and the commerce that have shaped centuries of American pet keeping, Pets in America ultimately shows how the history of pets has evolved alongside changing ideas about human nature, child development, and community life. This book accompanies a museum exhibit, "Pets in America," which opens at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, in December 2005 and will travel to five other cities from May 2006 through May 2008.

A Guinea Pig Nativity

A Guinea Pig Nativity
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1620407760

The classic Christmas story, with a starring cast of guinea pigs. You know the story. . . Mary and Joseph make the journey to Bethlehem, only to find there's no room at the inn. Then along come angels, shepherds, and three kings from afar to worship the baby Jesus in the manger. A Guinea Pig Nativity is the classic Christmas story as you've never seen it before: with (you guessed it) guinea pigs photographed in the starring roles. Sweet, humble, and funny, they bring their own guinea-pig-joyfulness to the nativity in a way that is completely irresistible.

A Guinea Pig Nutcracker

A Guinea Pig Nutcracker
Author: Alex Goodwin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781526613325

The Nutcracker ballet, danced by guinea pigsAs the curtain rises, Clara is opening her presents under the Christmas tree. She falls in love with a present from her godfather Drosselmeyer: a wooden Nutcracker. When Clara falls asleep that night, she is swept up in a battle between the Nutcracker (who has become a handsome prince) and the terrible Mouse King. This leads to a magical trip into the realms of fantasy, a sweet-filled wonderland where the beautiful Sugarplum Fairy dances... This is the world famous ballet, as you've never seen it before.