What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2021 children’s book about a boy seeking a lost Christmas gift?

J.K. Rowling’s 2021 children’s book about a boy seeking a lost Christmas gift is The Christmas Pig.

The Christmas Pig follows Jack, whose favorite toy, a stuffed pig called Dur Pig, is lost on Christmas Eve. A replacement toy, the Christmas Pig, helps Jack enter the Land of the Lost and search for his missing companion. The story focuses on friendship, loss, courage, and the emotional importance children can attach to toys.

The book was published in 2021 and illustrated by Jim Field. It is a standalone children’s fantasy, not a Harry Potter story and not a sequel to The Ickabog.

The title can be confused with a general Christmas picture book because the central character is a toy pig. In the novel, however, the Christmas Pig is a distinct magical guide who accompanies Jack during the search.