JK Rowling releases Christmas book inspired by son's toy pigs
JK Rowling's "The Christmas Pig" is attracting fans in bookstores on the day of its release. The Harry Potter author's new children's book is inspired by lockdown and her son David's beloved cuddly toy pigs.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling on Tuesday released her first children's Christmas book, inspired by lockdown and her son David's beloved cuddly toy pigs.
"The Christmas Pig" is a story about "being lost and being found, about loving and being loved, about what stays with us and what falls away," the author told the Sunday Times.
"It's also about hope and endurance," she added.
The idea came from a cuddly toy pig that has been a favorite of her son since he was a baby, but which he kept hiding and losing.
The 56-year-old author bought an identical toy in case the original got lost for good, but her son soon found it and declared the pair to be brothers.
The idea had been in the multi-million-selling writer's mind for almost a decade, but the pandemic lockdowns gave her the impetus to realize it.
