The Christmas Pig
The No.1 bestselling festive tale from J.K. Rowling
$38.43
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2021
Summary
One boy and his toy are about to change everything…
Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve, something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life… even toys. And Jack’s newest toy - the Christmas Pig (DP’s annoying replacement) - has a daring plan: Together they’ll embark on a magical journey to seek som…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444964912 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444964917 |
| Author: | J.K. Rowling |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Books |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 604g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 158mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
Packed with vivid characters and big ideas…all Rowling fans, older children and grown-ups too, will be deeply satisfied. * The Times *Rowling is excellent at stimulating children’s imagination * The Telegraph *Rowling’s unfettered imagination is a powerful force and The Christmas Pig looks sure to become a perennial favourite * Financial Times *Bursting with festive charm and imagination * The Scotsman *A Christmas cracker * The Evening Standard *A hopeful, heart-warming adventure * The Daily Express *An inspired blend of The Nutcracker and Toy Story, that fizzes with kindly wit. * New Statesman *Affection for this story is guaranteed, and on so many levels * Daily Mail *Jim Field’s illustrations… are both fun and, on occasion, luminously beautiful * i News *
About The Author
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Originally written by J.K. Rowling in aid of Comic Relief as a Hogwarts textbook, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them became the inspiration behind a new and original five-film series for Warner Bros., the first of which was released in 2016. The second film in the series, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released in November 2018. J.K. Rowling has collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London’s West End in 2016 and on Broadway in 2018, and will have further worldwide openings in 2019. J.K. Rowling also writes the Cormoran Strike crime novels, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The fourth in this series was published in autumn 2018. The Strike books have been adapted for television for BBC and HBO television by Bronte Film & Television. J.K. Rowling is also the author of The Casual Vacancy, a standalone novel for adults, published in 2012.
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