Pigs from 1 to 10

In this companion book to the popular Pigs from A to Z , Geisert cleverly combines an educational hide-and-seek game with a tale of fantasy, mystery and porcine appeal. When Mother Pig one night tells of a ``lost place with huge stone configurations,'' her sleepy 10-in-a-bed offspring suddenly become animated. Determined to find this unusual land, they cross a great chasm--with the help of a cannon and grappling hook--to a far-off valley. In this dreamlike world where piglets use their initiative and steam drills appear out of nowhere, readers, too, have a quest: hidden in each delicate ly etched spread are 10 industrious pigs and elusive numbers, scattered throughout the landscape and craftily disguised. (A key to these challenging conundrums appears at the book's end.) Geisert's inventiveness knows no bounds, and his illustrations both inspire the imagination and convey a homey charm. The final page, a triumphant aggregation of pigs and numbers, is especially endearing. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)