Pig Fiction

Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was an American author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. He is best known for his famous short story "Pigs Is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs, which soon start proliferating exponentially.

This second collection of essays from actor and author Tim Dalgleish is packed full of diverse literary and historical essays including pieces on George Orwell, his poetry, being taught by Aldous Huxley, living in Paris and his ability to quietly read, on family outings in the car, whilst in the company of two guinea pigs, a cat, a baby, rugs, holiday paraphernalia, and a poorly goat.

London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of an 18th-century themed masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone, mourning her youth - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious masked figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a heady dance of seduction charged by other clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an erotic frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter....

Some of the most famous children's tales to be enjoyed by the whole family.

One of the noblest creatures to ever live on Rufus the Cat’s farmstead was Hic the Pig. He was a pig of modest means and very few words. In fact, he would not speak at all unless there was something to say. This humble characteristic was one that Rufus admired very much, especially when he considered the behavior of the dog. There was one very strange thing about Hic though, that made him unique in the world of domesticated farm animals, but nothing Rufus couldn’t handle … naturally.

In the city of Florence, not far from the Piazza del Granduca, there is a little cross street which I think is called Porta Rossa. In front of a sort of market in this street, where vegetables are sold, stands an artificial but beautifully fashioned metal pig. A fountain of fresh clear water gushes out of the animal's mouth. Age has turned it dark green; only its snout shines as if it had been polished, and so it has by the many hundreds of children and poor people who take hold of it with their hands when they put their mouths to its mouth to drink the water.

In 1985, three Harvard archaeology graduate students travel to Peru for a backpacking trip to seek adventure, culture, and historic sites. While exploring undiscovered Incan ruins on the remote eastern frontier of the old empire, the friends witness an unspeakable crime. Their enchanting trip becomes a primal fight for survival. The three friends must come to terms with their experiences, and each student's recovery and healing process becomes intensely personal and continues for decades. This is a story of exploration, endurance, and the cruelty of lost love.

An elixir party gone sour. An expired entrepreneur. Can a cursed shifter discover what’s in love potion number crime? After confessing her dark secret, Jolene is left devastated when her cop-crush, Peter, ghosts her. But when a popular potion maker drinks her last draught, Jolene and Peter are forced to team up to find the butcher behind the brew. As the list of suspects pours in, Jolene's only hope is to get the victim's pet swine to squeal. But when Jolene piggybacks onto a promising lead, she learns some shocking truths about the cursed tonic that took away her own magic.

"Now I've done it," the mouse thought, looking straight at her. "I've really done it, this time." It really is happening, thought Rachel. Things that only happen in stories can happen to me. Anything can happen, because this mouse is talking. The St. Michael's Mice are no ordinary mice, but it takes Rachel a while to find out just how wonderful they are. When Rachel's father moves to a new church, so much goes wrong that sometimes Rachel doesn't think things will ever work out.

Battling against a Texas prison, a young lawyer fights for a fair trial in a prison-friendly town as witnesses and evidence evaporate. Scarred physically and emotionally by a botched delivery, his wife struggles to realize their dream of a healthy baby and a happy family.

Joy is a royal pig who loves her toys. But one day, she finds a toy that doesn't belong to her. This book focuses on the diphthongs oi and oy.

"Ambrosius Habedank, im Namen des Königs, öffnen Sie!" Mit diesen Worten beginnt für das kleine Hamstermädchen Wilhelmine Habedank ein Alptraum. Die Eltern werden entführt, der Bau verwüstet, und das, wo doch der Winterschlaf kurz bevor steht. Völlig verzweifelt macht sie sich auf den Weg in die große Stadt Hamsterdam, um dort ihren Onkel zu suchen, der die Familie lange vor Wilhelmines Geburt verlassen hatte. Unterwegs lernt sie neue Freunde kennen, muss große Gefahren überstehen und gerät schließlich in eine Verschwörung, die das ganze Land vernichten könnte.

Who needs a treasure map when you have a pirate pig with a nose for gold? Stout Sam and his deckhand, Pip, find a pig washed up in a barrel on the beach. They want to keep her as a pet, but they soon realize Julie is no ordinary pig. She can sniff out treasure! What happens if Barracuda Bill, the greediest and meanest pirate who ever sailed the seas, hears about Julie's special talent?

Mattie, Ariel, and Nicki are fast friends facing the pitfalls of life at 13. Mattie's kitschy pig collection and agoraphobic mother might completely derail her social life. Ariel's attempts to follow in Rachel Ray's culinary footsteps have landed her in hot water. And Nicki is carrying a secret that threatens to cut her off from her best friends. After discovering a mysterious book of spells and performing a ritual, the girls leave their troubles far behind - or so they think.

Sechs Abenteuer mit Eliot und Isabella! Eine Geschichtensammlung mit den beliebtesten Rattenkindern der Tierwelt. Eliot und Isabella erleben so manche Abenteuer und scheuen keine Gefahr, doch oft wird es ganz schön brenzlig für die beiden. In der Box enthalten sind: Eliot und Isabella und die Abenteuer am Fluss, Eliot und Isabella und die Jagd nach dem Funkelstein, Eliot und Isabella und das Geheimnis des Leuchtturms, Eliot und Isabella im Finsterwald, Eliot und Isabella in den Räuberbergen, Eliot und Isabella und der Trüffeldieb.

A pig and a cat like sitting in their big bag. One day, a man comes and takes the big bag with them in it. This book focuses on the phonemes b and f.

Hello. I is Pig, and I has been very silly! You see I has got me, Duck, Cow and all the sheeps into a big mess. We has had a big adventure, and we has met some amazing new friends (and one not-so-amazing one). But now we is stuck in a place far away from home! I hopes that you will listen my diary and use your big brain to help us get back to the farm.

Paddy is an ordinary pig in the tiny village of Termonfeckin in Ireland, happily eating & sleeping his days away in his owner Mrs McGuirk’s farmyard. When an unexpected encounter with the King of the Fairies results in Paddy being granted two extraordinary magical powers, life couldn’t look any better. But at almost the exact same moment, evil pub landlord Colm Quigley has a chance encounter of his own…with ruthless developer Tom O’Meaney.

For Zak Bates and his magical friends, the next eco-adventures is usually right around the corner. In Zanesville, Ohio, a dangerous menagerie has escaped from a private preserve, and the situation threatens to spiral out of control. Francis, a spirit bear from British Columbia is being held captive, and, to free him, the Eco-Adventurers will need to align with Chatters, a white (knight) squirrel.

Die große Box für kleine Helden. Drei spannende Abenteuer mit den tapfersten Nagern der Welt: den Muskeltieren! Das immer hungrige, nach "Tortäää" schreiende Rattenbaby hält die Mäuse Picandou und Pomme de Terre, Hamster Bertram und Rattendame Gruyère rund um die Uhr auf Trab. Als Bertram von seinem Ausflug zu seinem früheren Besitzer, dem Jungen Tassilo, nicht zurückkommt, ist ein echter Muskeltier-Einsatz gefragt. Und wer steckt eigentlich hinter der geheimnisvollen Bande namens "Ali Ratte und die vierzig Räuber"? Egal, was kommt: Die Muskeltiere halten immer zusammen.