What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s children’s novel about a boy named Jack and a magical land?

The Christmas Pig is J.K. Rowling’s children’s novel about a boy named Jack and a magical land.

Published in 2021, the book follows Jack after he loses his favorite toy, a stuffed pig known as Dur Pig. On Christmas Eve, a replacement toy called the Christmas Pig comes to life and helps Jack enter the Land of the Lost.

The story is separate from the Harry Potter universe and was written as a standalone children’s fantasy. Its central journey uses the emotional importance of a cherished toy to explore loss, memory, courage, and friendship.

Readers sometimes confuse The Christmas Pig with The Ickabog, another standalone Rowling children’s novel. The Ickabog is a political fairy tale set in the fictional kingdom of Cornucopia, whereas The Christmas Pig centers on Jack, his lost toy, and a magical quest connected to Christmas.