Oink? by Margie Palatini, illustrated by Henry Cole is a wonderfully silly book.  Thomas and Joseph are two very content pigs.  But their neighbors, the rabbit, duck and chickens are not content at all.  They see the pigs as a pair of lazy louts who do nothing at all and simply cannot be happy that way.  So they decide to give the pigs some jobs to do that will improve their lives.  But things don’t turn out the way the busybody neighbors expect.

This book’s illustrations add to the humor.  The simple happiness on the pigs’ faces is countered by the anger and frustration of the neighbors.  The text is great for reading aloud with plenty of pizzazz.  This is definitely one to share with a group, especially with its lack of an anti-laziness message.  Embrace your inner pig.