Published in time for the 150th anniversary of her birth, this story stars a young Beatrix Potter, creator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and many other classic children’s books.
 
Master of the historical fiction picture book, Hopkinson takes readers back to Victorian England and the home of budding young artist and animal lover Beatrix Potter. When Beatrix brings home her neighbor’s pet guinea pig so that she can practice...

Creative inventor Brute` Hogrich has been rejected by the parents of his true love, Blossom Porker, because they consider him a ne`er-do-well. Refusing to let them break his spirit, Brute` redirects his energy toward the exploration of an idealized remote place known as Mystic Mountain. Local residents of the Hogland hamlet debate the selection of a municipal building project. Hoggie Sure Thing, an insidious business tycoon, uses his power base to...

When they find a treasure chest in the orchard, two discontented pigs abandon their rural paradise for what they think will be the pleasures of a more luxurious life.

The mischievous, shape-shifting Pig-Boy gets in trouble with both the King and Pele, the goddess of fire, but always manages to slip away as his grandmother has told him to do.

When oh-so-neat and organized Norman the pig looks down on his neighbor Sidney, who has trouble managing his messes, God intervenes and teaches them both a lesson.

Being an unabashedly sentimental, frequently funny, lovingly lyrical, warmly whimsical and wistfully inspirational tale about how one little pig, aided by his magically memorable menagerie of mates, learns how to conquer his fears and overcome his shyness, discombobulate the despicable deceiving dastards, and emerge victorious from a hair raising series of vicissitudinous cliff hanging catastrophes, and give the perpetrators a right proper pasting. Something...

Since he is the only guinea pig left at the pet shop, Titch worries that he will never get an owner and a home of his own.

Follow the adventures of intrepid guinea pigs, Sydney and Charles, as they are thrust into the big, scary world. Sydney is the braver one who sacrifices his own feelings to help Charles survive the worst of times. Charles gives Sydney's life a purpose and shares the best of times with his big brother. Children will be sad when the baby piggies are taken away from their mommy; horrified of their neglect by the Knitting Needle, and relieved by their...

Pig Tales and other Hunting Adventures is a collection of hunting stories from around the country and around the world. Share the adventure as the author stalks Cape buffalo in Africa with a bow and arrows. Come along with Mike as he hunts blackbuck antelope in Texas and musk ox above the Arctic Circle. Climb into the hides of Africa while hunting gemsbok, kudu and jackal. Dust off your boots for stalks on zebra in South Africa, brocket deer in Argentina...

2019 is the Year of the Pig! Patty is a peppy piglet whose journey celebrates the new year. This revised edition features a bilingual Chinese translation. Process, as Patty gets advice from her uncles, aunts, and cousins. But being a sensible pig takes practice, as Patty realizes when Farmer Wu loses his jade ring! Can Patty demonstrate her best qualities when others think they aren't? Befriending people and the other zodiac animals, can Patty show...