The Marzipan Pig

The author of "Turtle Diary" and "Riddley Walker" adds to his series of children's books with this story of a marzipan pig who is lost behind a sofa and fed on by a mouse, passing on his desire to be loved to the consuming rodent, and initiating a series of joyful and heartwarming encounters. Quentin Blake, who has collaborated with Hoban before on "The Twenty Elephant Restaurant", illustrates in his distinctive style.