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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-09-02, Page 4• 4A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 2, 1987 4•111...•611,1111=IM, BERG Sales Service InstallatiOn .Free Estimates • Bern Cleaners • Stabling * Bunk Feeders • •Donald G. Ives R.R. 2 Blyth Brussels 887-9024 V., • • "44'''' ' ore PAM SIIPPUES FULL LINE OF AUTO . PARTS & ACCESSORIES' for all makes of ears & trucks FISFIER SUPPLY 1/4SEAFORTH -52Tr-707i 11 GObERICH ST -E • Ta7-1670 Located In hiowburie Motors Building -8-VEAR-TERIVI— PAID ANNUALLY All rates sublet! to yerlIttation ALL DEPOSITS INSURED WITED4 OMITS noes rit Investmentl Tax Planning Secure im011hent arodunls... from PooPle you 00 trot SEAFORTH 96 Main PI.% Serving (Natio since 176 with, 15 /ocationg 101 yaw: ot, vemence Local takes Pig Tales - An overwhelming interest in boas is what got Joanne (Bode) Drennan, of Clinton and formerly of Seaforth, involvedwith Pig Tales, a firm which sells children's book S at rock -bottom prices thrOugh home parties. It was April. when Mrs. Drennan, on maternity leave from her teaching position at Vanastra Public School, first heard about Pig Tales through the Channel 13 program, "Be My Guest". It featured Carol Meredith, a former school teacher and the president of Pig Tales -Books Ltd., a shop -at-home literary party that offers children's books at half of their regular price. Similar to the Tupperware approach to • business, Pig Tales holds gatherings in —suburban -living thomsrlocaFschools-and trade shows. Independent sales consultants, like Mrs. Drennan, some complete with pink sweatshirts adorned with a burgundy pig and other pig -type displays, show off their wares before scrutinizing parents. The cep- sultants are paid for their time with further • discounts on the books. 'Mrs. Drennan, -who admits she.huys a lot df books anyway, said she cbuldn't believe how much less -the books offered through Pig Tales cost. • "They're all first .alaSs books too. They are good quality and have good stories. They aren't the kind you'd find in super- markets,' she said, adding ,all the books sold by Pig Tales are made .of high quality paper, have large print and colorful pic- • tures. There are books suitable for children from birth all the way up to age 12. Current titles include some Charles Dickens books as well as a popular seller, The Human Body featuring three- dimensional pop -up -pages. • There are a widevariety of board books and/or heavily laminatedbooks suitable for • infants whose primary interests are • teething moreso than reading. These books are also ones infants' can handle in their hands. Also available are a range of ' texture books, bathtub boeks, and material'books as well as the standard nursery thyme- books, fairy tales, picture stories and Bible stories. There are interactive books which allow children to take a more active role in the story they are reading. There are •kaleidoscope -type books which let children pull a tabs in order to make the pictures change. There .are books which teach se- quencing and others intended for the young scientist. "A lot df the books are hooks which get the child involved. We- call Ahem books that don't sit on a shelf," said Mrs. Drennan. "These aren't just bobks youlet out and 'read to your child onee in a while. These are the ones your kids want to get out and play with every day." Despite the good quality and selection of the books offered by Pig Tales, none sells for more than $10. The lowest priced book sells for 99 cents. • In order to offer these top-quality books at cut-rate prices, Pig Tales Ltd. scours publishers for special buys. More often than not.it takes advantage of reduced prices on "end of the line" books. These books, which aren't available .in Aufficient quantity for, publishers to -distribute profitably, are sold at rock -bottom prices to Pig Tales Ltd. - But more than offering good quality books at lower prices Pig Tales allows parents to get involved in their children's literary education. "The P -I -G in Pig Tales actually stands for Parents involved in growth," Mrs. Dren- nan pointed out. "The TALES part of the' name has a meaning as well. It rplates to the actual stories (tales) themselves as well as the end of the line books (tail ends)." "And there's a personal touch to it. When you go into a store you don't really know for sure what quality of book you're getting. Most parents don't read through a book to see if it has acceptable language and/or il- lustrations, If you buy through Pig Tales Turn to page 15A • ELECT NICO PETERS Planning Your Future in HURON For Information Call NICO PETERS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS Clinton - 482-7764 Exeter - 235-2026 Seaforth - 527-2266 • • Goderich - 524-8455 Wingham - 357-1148 .200111111V, ire/74.74,10 V Authorized by the Huron Progressive Conservative Association •I o market ,Y4 -04r, • „,:resteseereee.e,, ,,,eeeeerersiNSAWAL. •e'er YOUNG AUDIENCE - Joanne Drennan of Clinton, and formerly of Seaforth, entertains her eight -month-old soh Phillip with ,Dne of the books offered forsale through Pig Tales, a discount book selling network. Mrs. Drennan, a teacher at Vanastra Public School, • got involved in Pig Tales because of her keen interest in. books. Mcllwraith photo. 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