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Promising at the outset that this is just the first of a series of adventures starring her beloved “god-dog,” Parton goes on to hit all the conventional thematic notes. In this picture book from singer Parton and co-author Perl, a small French bulldog goes to Nashville, joins a band, fends off bullies, and meets one of the queens of country music. Have the contact info for the local dojo handy-readers will want to try out these martial-arts styles for themselves. The colors, patterns and themes nicely incorporate those of Japanese art, and the setting, with its background mountains, cherry blossoms and traditional rooftops, is firmly Japanese. Santat’s illustrations are done with Sumi brush on rice paper and finished in Photoshop. The one quibble is the “Ninja” of the title-these pigs study the martial arts of aikido, jujitsu and karate. Schwartz’s sophomore outing is a standout among fractured fairy tales, masterfully combining rollicking limerick verse with a solid story, neither a slave to the other. You don’t want to start up with me!’ ” A demonstration of her prowess is enough to send the wolf packing and the brothers back to their training. ‘I’m a certified weapon, / so watch where you’re steppin’.

So when the wolf comes calling, it’s no surprise when the brothers’ skills are not equal to the task.

Each studies a different martial art, but the two brothers quickly lose interest the third pig alone earns all her belts. “Once upon a dangerous time,” a wolf plagued a town with his huffing and puffing, so three pigs-two hogs and a sow-attend Ninja School to learn how to face him. "Dedication and practice pay off," is the message these three pigs painlessly deliver.