Pig the Pug: questions to ask and activities to try
Pig the pug won't share a single toy with his friend Trevor, and his greed leads to a very funny tumble. A laugh-out-loud rhyming book about selfishness and sharing.
What age is Pig the Pug for?
Pig the Pug is best for ages 3–7.
Pig the Pug (Aaron Blabey)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- Selfishness and learning to share, with lots of laughs
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Read it for the laughs, then ask how Trevor felt. Talk about what Pig could have done instead of grabbing everything.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 3–7 (nursery to Year 2)
- What they'll enjoy
- Pig the pug won't share a single toy with his friend Trevor, and his greed leads to a very funny tumble. A laugh-out-loud rhyming book about selfishness and sharing.
- Helps with
- Selfishness and learning to share, with lots of laughs
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Sharing toys
- Selfish moments
- Thinking about how friends feel
- Taking turns
Comprehension and discussion questions for Pig the Pug
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why wouldn’t Pig share with Trevor?”
- “How do you think Trevor felt?”
- “What happened when Pig piled up all the toys?”
- “What could Pig have done instead?”
- “Is it ever hard for you to share?”
- “How can you take turns with a toy you both want?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Timer turns
Pick a favourite toy and take turns with it using a kitchen timer. Talk about how waiting felt.
Kind Pig
Draw Pig being kind to Trevor. What is he sharing?
Pig the Pug activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Pig the Pug, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about sharing toys.
A 20-minute session for ages 3–7 (nursery to Year 2), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it for the laughs, then ask how Trevor felt. Talk about what Pig could have done instead of grabbing everything.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “Why wouldn’t Pig share with Trevor?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Timer turns. Pick a favourite toy and take turns with it using a kitchen timer. Talk about how waiting felt. Children who finish early can try Kind Pig.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Pig the Pug activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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