Wibbly Pig is the title character of a series of picture books for young children, written and illustrated by

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Mick Inkpen Mick Inkpen (born 22 December 1952) is a British author and illustrator. He is best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig. Background Inkpen was born on 22 December 1952 in Romford, Essex, England. He was educated at Roy ...

. The series includes titles such as ''Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas'' () and ''Is It Bedtime Wibbly Pig?''. Like Inkpen's

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for slightly older readers, Wibbly Pig has been published internationally and has sold millions of copies worldwide. The series are generally published as " board books", books with thick cardboard pages which are easier for very young children to turn and also more durable and easier to clean than normal books. Some of the Wibbly Pig books also have activity features such as flaps which can be lifted to reveal additional art. Wibbly Pig is a favourite of pre-school children and an ideal introduction to simple ideas through intelligent yet basic text and questions. Wibbly Pig is often accompanied by his favourite toys Pigley, Flop and Dimple. He carries a bunch of his friends he calls the "Fligley Imple". Besides the books, Wibbly Pig has been made into other merchandise as well, such as stuffed toys. A boxed-set version of ''Is It Bedtime Wibbly Pig?'' () exists which includes a small beanie-style Wibbly. Wibbly Pig is very similar to Arnold, the young pig friend of Inkpen's

. It is possible that they represent the same character. Like Kipper, Wibbly Pig also exists in the form of a life-sized

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who can greet and interact with children at special events such as library story hours.

Television series

Wibbly Pig is an animated

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. The TV series was broadcast on

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weekdays at 3:30pm (except Wednesdays) from Monday 7 September 2009. On 2 January 2012, it was announced on

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. The new series premiered on Sprout with the new season of ''

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'', on August 27, and it featured the characters redubbed with Canadian voice actors. It aired on

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from January 1, 2018 to February 26, 2021, with the original British voice cast instead of the Canadian one. In Canada, the series aired on

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. Wibbly Pig is voiced by Liam Tully in Canada and by Macaulay Keeper in the UK, while Zoe Fraser is the voice of the narrator. Spotty Pig, Twin Pig 1, and Twin Pig 2 are voiced by

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. Also, in the UK, most adult voices are by Yvette-Rosette Duncan, while others are provided by Teresa Gallegher. A Welsh language version, titled 'Wibli Sochyn y Mochyn' was broadcast on S4C

References

* "Wibbly Pig to meet young fans", ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'' of March 19, 2004 * "Saying Much with Few (or No) Words", ''Boston Globe'' of August 20, 2000

External links

Series capsule review

Wibbly Pig TV series info
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