A piglet called Truffle
By: Helen Peters ; illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
Contributors: Snowdon, Ellie, illustrator
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780857637734; 9780857637741
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Farms; Swine; Domestic animals
Description: Jasmin's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmin spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself. Maya rescues a tiny little piglet from certain death. But Jasmin's parents don't believe in farm animals being pets and insist that Truffle must be sold as soon as she's big enough. So Jasmin begins a campaign to keep her one that doesn't seem to be going very well as Truffle gets older and ever closer to market. In the end, it takes two lost guinea pigs and one cold, frosty, nighttime adventure to save Truffle's bacon.
Notes: 7+.