Nina Bawden

The Peppermint Pig (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'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, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars

'What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is' - Michael Morpurgo, author of Kensuke's Kingdom

Winner of The Guardian's Prize for Children's Fiction, The Peppermint Pig is a modern classic by Nina Bawden, beloved author of Carrie's War. Perfect for children aged 9+.

'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.

It is a difficult year for the Greengrasses. Poll's father has gone overseas for work and the family has to rely on the generosity of two aunts. After moving to a small country town, Poll struggles to settle into her new life and she just can't seem to keep out of trouble! Everything changes when a clever, mischievous pig arrives. Can he bring joy and laughter back into their lives?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781035082766
• Artikelnr.: 75314104

Autorenporträt

Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie's War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.