A Hippo Graded Reader: A Boy Called Pig: A collection of strange tales for English Language Learners (A Hippo Graded Reader) (ePub)

The World is a weird and wonderful place. It's full of people and places that are curious and bizarre.

In the six strange stories in this collection, you will meet A Boy Called Pig and Magic Grandpa. You will also read about Operation Maverick, set in a park where children play at being adults. In Memory Loss Club, a romantic husband tries to win back the heart of his wife, even if she can't remember who he is; and in The Green Jewel, a young woman discovers that she has mysterious powers.

A Boy Called Pig is published by Hippo Books, a publisher dedicated to producing interesting, readable and fun books. This book is suitable for English students with intermediate English or higher.  Be sure to check out our other Hippo Graded Readers.

About the Authors:

Patrick Kennedy is the chief editor at Hippo Books. He is also one of Hippo's principal writers. He is a DELTA qualified English teacher with over ten years' experience teaching in Europe and Asia. Patrick has also written three English language textbook series. He is the author of the Mahoney Green mysteries and has contributed to many of Hippo's short story collections.

Cooper Baltis is one of the writers and founders of Hippo Books. He is a former Fulbright English Teaching Assistant at the National University of Mongolia and is TESOL certified. He has taught English in Asia for five years and has published stories in several literary magazines in America. His Hippo books include Hassan and Lulu and My Brother the Giant, as well as many short story collections.