Mary Rayner

When Garth Pig tries to buy ice cream, he is kidnapped by Mrs. Wolf, driver of the ice cream truck.

Life in the busy Pig household is always eventful, as Father, Mother, and their ten children have a big party, struggle against bad moods, and all end up in the same bed one night.

Rug is a big, shaggy Old English sheepdog. He loves to romp in the fields, roll in the mud--and best of all, to chase things. But then Rug's games get him into trouble--and he has a very lucky escape!

Marathon the dog has difficulty sharing his master's enthusiasm for their daily run; then an injury suggests an alternative form of exercise.

A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.

Four budding artists, a tap dancer, a poet, a singer, and an acrobat, who just happen to be pigs, live out their dreams and avoid becoming bacon.