Yo primero

K-Gr 3-Lester's 1992 classic is now bilingual. "Pink, plump, and pushy" Pinkerton the pig is still full of himself. He butts and cuts his way to the front of any line. From hogging the first seat on the bus to jumping snout-first into a picnic basket, Pinkerton is willing to do anything do in order to be FIRST. That is, until he hears a beguiling call in the wind: "Who would care for a sandwich?" Pinkerton loses no time tearing across the sandy hills, squealing, "Me first! Me first!" until he lands at the feet of a Sandwitch. She grabs him by the sleeve and hauls him off to her castle. After hours of caring for the Sandwitch—combing her hairy toes, feeding her with a shovel, powdering her nose—Pinkerton finally realizes that "FIRST [is] not always BEST." The story retains its delightful whimsy in Spanish, and a footnote explains the play on words ("sandwich/Sandwitch"). Pinkerton's playfully pernicious pigginess is perfectly portrayed by Munsinger's humorously detailed illustrations.