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Cupig: The Valentine's Day Pig
A New York Times bestseller!A comically mismatched Valentine's Day picture book with a clever and hilarious take on Cupid. Introducing Cupig the Valentine's Day pig!
Cupig absolutely loves Valentine's Day. Every year she enjoys spreading love and cheer to every creature, far and near. But when a storm blows through and sends her arrows off course, Cupig accidentally puts arrows in hearts that don't need to be mended. Peanut Butter has stopped loving Jelly! Salt and Pepper have broken up! Needle and Thread are falling apart at the seams! Will Cupig ever fix her mistakes and get these classic pairs back together again?
With clever rhyming text and comically expressive art, Cupig is sure to be a Valentine's Day classic for years to come! The perfect Valentine's Day gift and for fans of Little Blue Truck's Valentine, How to Catch a Loveosaurus, and Love from the Crayons!
"Sure to steal readers’ hearts."--Kirkus reviews
"Sure to be a hit with the picture book crowd." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Move over, Cupid—a pink piggy competitor takes a shot at creating love matches in this mixed-up Valentine’s Day outing." --Publishers Weekly
Cupig absolutely loves Valentine's Day. Every year she enjoys spreading love and cheer to every creature, far and near. But when a storm blows through and sends her arrows off course, Cupig accidentally puts arrows in hearts that don't need to be mended. Peanut Butter has stopped loving Jelly! Salt and Pepper have broken up! Needle and Thread are falling apart at the seams! Will Cupig ever fix her mistakes and get these classic pairs back together again?
With clever rhyming text and comically expressive art, Cupig is sure to be a Valentine's Day classic for years to come! The perfect Valentine's Day gift and for fans of Little Blue Truck's Valentine, How to Catch a Loveosaurus, and Love from the Crayons!
"Sure to steal readers’ hearts."--Kirkus reviews
"Sure to be a hit with the picture book crowd." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Move over, Cupid—a pink piggy competitor takes a shot at creating love matches in this mixed-up Valentine’s Day outing." --Publishers Weekly
33 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2023
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March 30, 2024
On a windy day some of Cupig's arrows miss their mark - salt and pepper break up and peanut butter and jelly go their separate ways (peanut butter now loves sardine)! What can Cupig do to set things right? Fun book about the labor of love - lost for the moment - and how it can get back to the way we all love; no peanut butter and sardines - please!
January 26, 2024
Here I am scrolling through Libby new releases and I saw this picture book and decided why not? It was really cute and fun and I highly recommend!
January 5, 2024
This book is so cute. Seriously, I loved it. Punny and fun. Clever!
January 30, 2024
This one was surprisingly funny
January 3, 2024
Age 3-7
3.5
3.5
January 11, 2024
Cupig is just like me! She has to meddle! She cant leave a bitch alone
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January 7, 2024This was a banger
November 4, 2023
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Cupig loves Valentine's Day, and enjoys spreading love, but when windy weather makes her arrows fly off course, she questions her mission. Soon, peanut butter loves anchovies instead of jelly, the fork and knife break up, and unusual pairs like a horse and butterfly, salt and garbage, and a needle and a haystack are created. Cupig sees the unhappiness that she has sown, and when the weather clears, tries to amend her mistakes. Soon the dog and bone are reunited, along with pen and paper and needle and thread. Cupig once again really loves love, and those around are happier. Cupig also realizes that it's okay to take the day off if things look like they will take a disastrous turn!
Cupid is quite cute, and enthusiastic about her mission. I was a little confused about why she was wearing heart print jockey shorts, and her wings look a little small to carry her weight, but her facial expressions are fantastic. I love the bits of the drawings that looked a bit like tissue paper collage, and the background colors are a bit muted, but complementary to Cupig's pink and red, so she really pops!
The text is rhyming, so moves along quickly, and embraces the humor of Cupig's odd parings. I don't think I would like anchovies with my peanut butter, and paper certainly shouldn't have run off with a polar bear!
While this would be a great book for Valentine's day, it would also be a great option for children who like books with anthropomorphic food, like Border's Peanut Butter and Cupcake and Funk's Sir Pancake and Lady French Toast, or books with pig protagonists like Numeroff's If You Give a Pig a Pancake or Willem's Elephant and Piggie.
I found this a little disappointing. The verse was very uneven, and I was confused as to what the message was. We can only be stuck with a stereotypical match? And where did the polar bear come from. Why can't the needle love the haystack instead of thread. If you overthink anything, it becomes incomprehensible, so don't let my nosedive into philosophy detract from your enjoyment of this title. I just wanted something... different.
Cupig loves Valentine's Day, and enjoys spreading love, but when windy weather makes her arrows fly off course, she questions her mission. Soon, peanut butter loves anchovies instead of jelly, the fork and knife break up, and unusual pairs like a horse and butterfly, salt and garbage, and a needle and a haystack are created. Cupig sees the unhappiness that she has sown, and when the weather clears, tries to amend her mistakes. Soon the dog and bone are reunited, along with pen and paper and needle and thread. Cupig once again really loves love, and those around are happier. Cupig also realizes that it's okay to take the day off if things look like they will take a disastrous turn!
Cupid is quite cute, and enthusiastic about her mission. I was a little confused about why she was wearing heart print jockey shorts, and her wings look a little small to carry her weight, but her facial expressions are fantastic. I love the bits of the drawings that looked a bit like tissue paper collage, and the background colors are a bit muted, but complementary to Cupig's pink and red, so she really pops!
The text is rhyming, so moves along quickly, and embraces the humor of Cupig's odd parings. I don't think I would like anchovies with my peanut butter, and paper certainly shouldn't have run off with a polar bear!
While this would be a great book for Valentine's day, it would also be a great option for children who like books with anthropomorphic food, like Border's Peanut Butter and Cupcake and Funk's Sir Pancake and Lady French Toast, or books with pig protagonists like Numeroff's If You Give a Pig a Pancake or Willem's Elephant and Piggie.
I found this a little disappointing. The verse was very uneven, and I was confused as to what the message was. We can only be stuck with a stereotypical match? And where did the polar bear come from. Why can't the needle love the haystack instead of thread. If you overthink anything, it becomes incomprehensible, so don't let my nosedive into philosophy detract from your enjoyment of this title. I just wanted something... different.
January 22, 2024
Cupig's, the pig Cupid's, arrows go astray during bad weather.
Because Cupig is only a fair weather archer, bad weather causes Cupig's arrows to hit unintended targets and cause breakups instead of pair bonds. After observing the heartbreak first hand, Cupig sets about reuniting the formerly happy couples with properly aimed arrows after which she decides not to shoot arrows during windy conditions in the future.
This is a humorous valentine story.
The pun of "Cupig" for Cupid is very cute. My children enjoyed the illustration of Cupig wearing heart print underwear rather than the traditional cherub loin cloth.
As a traditional archer who shoots instinctive, I found Cupig to be foolhardy. If one has trouble adjusting to weather conditions with the first few shots, it's best to stop and call it a day instead of persisting. That's a good way to loose and break arrows.
Because Cupig is only a fair weather archer, bad weather causes Cupig's arrows to hit unintended targets and cause breakups instead of pair bonds. After observing the heartbreak first hand, Cupig sets about reuniting the formerly happy couples with properly aimed arrows after which she decides not to shoot arrows during windy conditions in the future.
This is a humorous valentine story.
The pun of "Cupig" for Cupid is very cute. My children enjoyed the illustration of Cupig wearing heart print underwear rather than the traditional cherub loin cloth.
As a traditional archer who shoots instinctive, I found Cupig to be foolhardy. If one has trouble adjusting to weather conditions with the first few shots, it's best to stop and call it a day instead of persisting. That's a good way to loose and break arrows.
January 21, 2024
What a clever, cute picture book. I loved how the weather interfered with Cupig's aim making her arrows hit the wrong targets. What a mess. Paper falls in love with a polar bear, leaving Pen to write on the ice saying "I'll never let go." I love the illustration where a stray arrow hits Pepper who falls in love with Garbage Can and Salt looks up and says, "Love Stinks!" Then needle leaves thread for a haystack. The whole book made me laugh. The quick-witted rhyming text and the comical illustrations are sure to make children and their parents giggle turning every page.
Rob's colorful illustrations are a perfect match for the book. Nice ending with Cupig lying in bed after fixing up her mess. A must-have for Valentine's Day.
Rob's colorful illustrations are a perfect match for the book. Nice ending with Cupig lying in bed after fixing up her mess. A must-have for Valentine's Day.
January 25, 2024
Since I first heard the title and saw the flying pig in dotted underwear, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy of Cupig. I was surprised the text was rhyming and even contained one near miss. Speaking of misses, the well-meaning main character plans to spread a little Valentine's spirit but causes chaos instead. The story mostly consists of clever puns and silly pairs, lending itself to giggles and groans from its readers. The back page of punch-out Cupig valentines to give and receive are a sweet bonus.
February 13, 2024
This was a cute book about a flying pig who on Valentine's Day was ready to go make everyone's day great. Cupig's aim was not very good though and unfortunately, objects fell for objects that they did not belong with. Cupig spent the whole day trying to fix the relationships that he had broken and at the end of the story said that it is okay to take a day off. I loved this book and I think that it was really sweet for a read-aloud book. It was funny and an easy read with a good message.
Author: Claire Tattersfield
Illustrator: Rob Sayegh Jr.
Publisher: Flamingo Books November 21, 2023
Author: Claire Tattersfield
Illustrator: Rob Sayegh Jr.
Publisher: Flamingo Books November 21, 2023
April 4, 2024
Read this for a Love themed storytime and it's a cute book! Silly Cupig (play on cupid, but this is a pig with wings) accidentally makes some love mistakes during a big storm. For an example, Peanut Butter stopped loving Jelly and fell in love with Anchovies. Throughout the story Cupig finds more love mistakes. I love the way the story flows and how it rhymes nicely. The illustrations go really well with the story.
SPOILER AHEAD:
In the end, Cupig fixes the mistakes and everything is back to normal.
SPOILER AHEAD:
In the end, Cupig fixes the mistakes and everything is back to normal.
February 9, 2024
Received as a gift. The book's cover and title are very cute, I can see why someone selected it, but the content is not: "It looks like Fork has just left Knife even though they had a perfect life! But now that Fork loves Knife no more, they've moved into a different drawer." I see how the author is trying to be funny/clever throughout the book, but the writing immediately seemed off for a children's book.
March 9, 2024
Sweet story of a pig who wants to celebrate and spread love. When a storm rolls in on Valentine's Day, his love arrows go astray and readers see the results. New connections form and items we all appreciate as couples separate due to Cupig's arrows. When he realizes what happened, he sets about helping everyone get back together. Peanut Butter is much happier with Jelly again after changing to Anchovy, etc. Young readers will appreciate the humor and react to the different pairings throughout.
January 1, 2024
Read this in line at Barnes and Noble. The cover looked cute, but the message I got from it was not. I read the story as homophobic. "Don't let a windy day cause non-conventional relationships, because they are unnatural." Maybe I'm conflating the message; I don't know. It really rubbed me the wrong way.
February 19, 2024
This is a sweet book about a little cupid pig who makes a few mistakes when sending love arrows. It is a rhyming book with lots of humor and style. I read it to first and second-graders. The second graders seemed to get the humor better. Kids will love this one, especially on Valentine's Day. Highly recommended for Grades 2-4.
February 19, 2024
Grabbed this book for my son for Valentine’s Day and it’s safe to say, I enjoyed it just as much as he did. This was such a cute story of Cupig hitting all the wrong targets on the count of the weather throwing her arrows off course.
Well written with clever rhyming, beautiful and comically expressive illustrations, all making for a book that must be added to your children’s book shelf!
Well written with clever rhyming, beautiful and comically expressive illustrations, all making for a book that must be added to your children’s book shelf!
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April 2, 2024This is a cute and silly book written perfectly for the holiday of Valentine's or also showing students "love" themes. This a fun way to represent "Cupid" for children, and the funny experiences that happen to Cupig. This is modern fantasy because of the silly misadventures that occur to Cupig. Cupig talks- making it fantasy.
December 9, 2023
My storytime kiddos will love this silly picture book come Valentine's Day. The rhyme (while a bit of a stretch in places) makes this a fun read-aloud, and the puns are fantastic.
Cupig loves love, but Cupig's aim is a bit off. Ridiculous pairings will get chuckles from the kiddos.
Cupig loves love, but Cupig's aim is a bit off. Ridiculous pairings will get chuckles from the kiddos.
January 13, 2024
Although I don't think anchovies and peanut butter sound good, my kids and I are pig fans of this book! The wordplay is awesome, I like that it rhymes or has near rhymes throughout, and the pictures are cute. A perfect Valentine's Day read!
February 11, 2024
Not impressed. I started rolling my eyes on the first page and couldn't wait until the ending, when of course everything settled back down to normal. I didn't care about that - I just wanted to be done with this book.
February 13, 2024
This book is a cute, rhyming, picture book for kids. It is humorous and talks about typical things together that kids are familiar with falling for random things that are not related at all. Fun/funny read!
February 13, 2024
I found this book to be really cute especially around Valentine’s Day. I found that the book shows how people meddle in people’s business. Despite thatthe book is funny and cutee to read to your students.
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April 23, 2024Publisher: Parragon Books
ISBN: 9781474849499
Cupig: The Valentine's Day Pig by Claire Tattersfield is a simple story about a pig on Valentine's Day. It could be used in class as a light-hearted way to discuss themes of friendship or holidays, but it doesn't offer much beyond that.
ISBN: 9781474849499
Cupig: The Valentine's Day Pig by Claire Tattersfield is a simple story about a pig on Valentine's Day. It could be used in class as a light-hearted way to discuss themes of friendship or holidays, but it doesn't offer much beyond that.
September 19, 2024
This was such a cute and fun kids book!! Cupig is just trying her best and sometimes we all need a little self-care to get back on track :) I read it and picked up a copy for a friend’s baby shower! It’s great for little ones and the illustrations are very cute and colorful
May 15, 2023
Very cute and silly book with some rhyming. THe ending is a little abrupt but not sure if that will be changed. I reviewed and advanced version of the book digitally
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November 14, 2023I really wanted to like this book, but the forced/ bizarre rhymes are tough on the ears and not something I could get past. Rob's illustrations are great!
November 21, 2023
Cute idea and illustrations, but the rhymes are awkward.
December 12, 2023
Adorable illustrations and a laugh out loud story of opposites attract <3
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