Pig Town Party

Out October 29 2024 from HarperCollins

When a mysterious invite addressed to “Cutie” arrives in the mail, a young girl follows the mailman through the hedges and discovers a dazzling, secret world of . . . pigs. 

Pigs on bikes. 

Pigs in bakeries. 

Pigs on their way to a mansion. 

Author-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a rib-tickling picture book about a young girl who receives a mysterious invite to a Pig Town party and follows the trail into a secret world of pigs—where epic parties, chase scenes, and a cake heist soon unfold. Hilarious twists abound—hand to fans of K-Fai Steele, Monica Arnaldo, and Mac Barnett. 

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Awards & Recognition

Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal

Bologna Children’s Book Festival 2024

CBC reading list Children’s Favorites / K–2nd Grade list

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Some nice words:

"If you have ever, or never, been invited to a Pig Town Party, this book is for you! Always beware of unexpected pig invitations." 

— Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador of Young People's Literature and Pig Expert

“To hold this book is to hold an invitation to the party of the year. I had an unforgettable time.” 

— Shawn Harris, Caldecott Honoree of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

“Absurdly funny.”

— Kirkus Reviews

★ "Cho expertly concocts a sharply funny rabbit-hole story with a dash of The Twilight Zone." 

— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

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Behind the Scenes

Squeezing Hundreds of Pigs on a Book Cover by Lian Cho

Making a picture book cover and trying to not ~pass away~

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Designing an Elaborate Town of Pigs by Lian Cho

Why do I always do this to myself?!?

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