Which novel did J.K. Rowling publish in 2021 about a boy and a lost toy pig?

J.K. Rowling published The Christmas Pig in 2021, a children’s novel about a boy and his lost toy pig.

The story follows Jack, whose favourite toy, Dur Pig, is lost on Christmas Eve. A new toy pig helps Jack enter the Land of the Lost, where he searches for Dur Pig. The novel uses a magical quest to explore childhood attachment, loss, loyalty, and the emotional importance of familiar objects.

The Christmas Pig is an original story rather than a continuation of Harry Potter. It also differs from The Ickabog, which Rowling published in 2020 and set in the imaginary kingdom of Cornucopia. These two books are both children’s novels by Rowling but have different plots and settings.

The book was released internationally in October 2021. Its Christmas framing is central to the story, but the central relationship is between Jack and his treasured toy, not between Harry Potter characters.