Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig
By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Sterling Publishing, 2006

Review by Pooja Makhijani
From Kahani Winter 2007

A Pig with Big Dreams
Poppy, a pig who loves clowns in cars, juggling stars, and daring acrobatics, dreams about performing in the big tent. So when Poppy sees a flyer promising to train her to walk on the high wire, she tells her mother that she is off to join the circus. Sudipta Bardhan-Quindlen’s debut picture book Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig (Sterling Publishing, 2006) is a winner. Readers will fall in love with feisty, independent, and determined Poppy and will squeal for Sarah Dillard’s playful illustrations.