Jasmine Green: A Piglet Called Truffle

Jasmine’s dad is a farmer and her mum is a vet. This means Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals in trouble. The good news is, she loves doing it. The bad news is, she often gets into hot water herself! When Jasmine sees a tiny unloved piglet left to fend for itself, she knows it’ll die without her help. So she smuggles it home to the farm, planning to nurse it back to health. But she can’t hide Truffle forever. And then, one stormy night, disaster strikes…

• First in a lovely series of animal stories set on a farm

• Helen Peters is a Waterstones Prize shortlisted author

• All the charm of Dick King-Smith for a new generation

• Wonderfully readable short fiction to build confidence