Sexist language and imagery, particularly disappointing for a book that is not that old. Story about a pig family is described as the story of Mr. Pig and his wife. All characters *not* the mother or her daughters (all in dresses) are male: cops, robbers, etc. In one seen the daddy pig is in a classic male pose of worry about the family finances; the mommy pig is massaging / comforting him. These depictions of the classic patriarchal head-of-household dynamic and stereotype are at odds with what we're told of the rest of the story: a family business, possibility of family ruin. So this illustration jars one out of the narrative we're otherwise given. [return][return] I love Geisert's style, but wtf with the sexism? ( )

discusses how a family of pigs were robbed of their tree art. they continue to be robbed until the father pig has an idea and decided to cut only trees that will turn red in the fall. finally because of this they were able to find the thieves.
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Sexist language and imagery, particularly disappointing for a book that is not that old. Story about a pig family is described as the story of Mr. Pig and his wife. All characters *not* the mother or her daughters (all in dresses) are male: cops, robbers, etc. In one seen the daddy pig is in a classic male pose of worry about the family finances; the mommy pig is massaging / comforting him. These depictions of the classic patriarchal head-of-household dynamic and stereotype are at odds with what we're told of the rest of the story: a family business, possibility of family ruin. So this illustration jars one out of the narrative we're otherwise given.

I love Geisert's style, but wtf with the sexism? ( )