A Piglet Called Truffle

By Helen Peters, Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

Jasmine Green loves animals. Her mother is a veterinarian. Her father is a farmer. And her brother and sister are . . . well, they’re mostly annoying. But being in the Green family means seeing and taking care of animals all the time. While helping her mom on a house call, Jasmine visits a new litter of piglets and discovers a forgotten runt hidden underneath its brothers and sisters. Poor little piglet. It is so tiny that it can’t even drink! Its owner refuses to rescue it. So it is up to Jasmine to save the pig . . . secretly. What will happen if anyone finds out?

Nominated

2022-2023 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.6

Published by Walker Books US

ISBN# 978-1536210248 (HB)