The Pig Who Wished

by Joyce Dunbar, Selina Young (Illustrator)

In a rambunctious fantasy for toddlers, a pig swallows a magic acorn and discovers that all her wishes begin to come true.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1999

About the author

Joyce Dunbar is an English author of over seventy children’s books, best known for Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep, This Is The Star, and the Mouse and Mole series. Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, she studied English at Goldsmiths College before teaching drama until hearing loss led her to write full time in 1989. Her first children’s book appeared when she was 35, followed by works such as Mundo and the Weather-Child, which explored the experiences of a deaf child and earned critical recognition. Her stories have been adapted for stage, television, and interactive media, with Mouse and Mole becoming a 26-part animated series. She has also been an advocate for deaf awareness, cycling across Cuba for charity. Dunbar lives in Norwich.

Reviews

[Georgia Brunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

In 2025 we're writing reviews for children's books! This book kinda slapped but also did not. Definitely no secret message behind it, just a pig eating a magical acorn and wanting to jump on a bed with everyone.

[Rachel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ralph hates this book.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read this to the kids a few things, but it's really kinda weird and the illustrations are not at all appealing.

[Little Champs]

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