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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN''S FICTION

''Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart'' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

''What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is'' MICHAEL MORPURGO

''Nina Bawden is a master at capturing the taste of growing up'' NEW YORK TIMES

''D''ya want a peppermint pig, Mrs Greengrass?''
Poll looked at the milkman, thinking of sweets, but there was a real pig poking its snout out of the milkman''s coat pocket. It was the tiniest pig she had ever seen. ''What''s a peppermint pig?''
''Runt of the litter. Too small for the sow to raise. He''d only get trampled in in the rush.''
Mother took the pig from him and held it firmly while it kicked and squealed. ''Well, he seems strong enough. And even runts grow.''
''Oh,'' Poll said. ''Oh, Mother.'' She stroked the small, wriggling body. ''Theo,'' she shouted, ''Lo

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Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 09/11/2017
      ISBN13: 9780349009179, 978-0349009179
      ISBN10: 0349009171
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN''S FICTION

      ''Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart'' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

      ''What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is'' MICHAEL MORPURGO

      ''Nina Bawden is a master at capturing the taste of growing up'' NEW YORK TIMES

      ''D''ya want a peppermint pig, Mrs Greengrass?''
      Poll looked at the milkman, thinking of sweets, but there was a real pig poking its snout out of the milkman''s coat pocket. It was the tiniest pig she had ever seen. ''What''s a peppermint pig?''
      ''Runt of the litter. Too small for the sow to raise. He''d only get trampled in in the rush.''
      Mother took the pig from him and held it firmly while it kicked and squealed. ''Well, he seems strong enough. And even runts grow.''
      ''Oh,'' Poll said. ''Oh, Mother.'' She stroked the small, wriggling body. ''Theo,'' she shouted, ''Lo

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      Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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