Pigasus

by Pat Murphy

Pigasus the flying pig recovers her mother's golden nose ring from a pirate ship proving that while unusual, wings are useful on a pig

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Pat Murphy’s latest short story collection is called "Women Up to No Good," a title that describes Pat’s attitude in general. Pat writes about strong women who are not afraid of making trouble.

Pat's fiction has won multiple awards for her science fiction and fantasy works, including the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Philip K Dick Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, and the Christopher Award. Her latest novel, "The Adventures of Mary Darling," is a historic fantasy -- a subversive take on Peter Pan (with a side helping of Sherlock Holmes). It will be out in May 2025 from Tachyon Publications.

Reviews

[August Neeley · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5, I will admit, the nostalgia goggles are on tight for this one. I grew up with this book, I have vivid memories of my dad reading this to me for a bedtime story and cheering when Pigasus saved the day. We read this one hundreds of times and it never got old for me. Revisiting it as an adult, I still love it, I still got drawn into the story and I still cheered when Pigasus saved the day.

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.50 stars This book has nice pictures and the story is good about being proud of who you are but...can I rave...not really! I am personally disturbed by gold ring in Pig Mama's nose...but it helps with the story! I guess some real farm pigs have rings in their noses but it isn't jewelry. According to my research they put rings in pigs nose so they don't dig with the snouts. and damage gardens to grass or whatever..oh the things you learn on Wikipedia!