What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2021 children’s novel about a boy and a magical toy pig?

J.K. Rowling’s 2021 children’s novel about a boy and a magical toy pig is The Christmas Pig.

The story follows Jack, a young boy whose beloved toy pig is lost on Christmas Eve. A new toy, the Christmas Pig, helps him enter a magical world in search of the missing companion. The book explores friendship, loss, memory, and the emotional importance children can attach to objects.

The Christmas Pig is a standalone fantasy novel and is not connected to Harry Potter’s wizarding world. Its publication marked Rowling’s return to children’s fiction after The Ickabog, which appeared in 2020.

The title can be confused with a seasonal story collection or a Harry Potter-related book, but it is an independent novel. Rowling also provided illustrations-related creative direction for the project, while the book itself was published internationally in 2021.