Pig on the Titanic: A True Story
This is a cute book from the perspective of a musical box-shaped like a pig named Maxixe. Maxixe’s owner was Miss Edith Rosenbaum who was a fashion buyer abroad the Titanic. Her mother bought the musical box as a good luck charm and to brighten her mood with music. The pig played the maxixe which was a popular dance during that time period. Miss Edith took Maxixe everywhere on the Titanic. When the Titanic hit the iceberg she held the pig close. She wasn’t going to get into a lifeboat until a sailor mistook her pig in a bundle for a baby and threw it into a lifeboat. Miss Edith jumped into the lifeboat. Maxixe helped brighten the children’s spirit in the lifeboat as they wound up the tail and listened to music.
Edith and her pig, Maxixe.
Oh, how intertesting!…and so appropriate with the new release of the Titanic movie in 3D… ~mkg
I’d have to read the book to know if I liked the story, or not, but I love the illustrations already. Mr. Whatley did an excellent job drawing people … one of the hardest subjects for me to draw, so I tend to admire others that do such a fine job.