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  • When Pigs Fly! (Boynton on Board)

When Pigs Fly!
(Boynton on Board)

Illustrator
Sandra Boynton
Publication Date
August 26, 2025
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  0 − PreK
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
When Pigs Fly! (Boynton on Board)

Description

Inspire readers of all ages with the power of hope and dreaming in this sweet and fanciful board book from the one and only Sandra Boynton!

Dare to dream with When Pigs Fly!, a story about the gentle relationship between a parent and child (who both happen to be pigs and dreamers). Sandra Boynton's celebration of imagination, whimsy, and hope is a song for dreamers everywhere with an emotional message: never mind the doubters in your life, because it's a beautiful thing when pigs fly.

Publication date
August 26, 2025
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
24
ISBN-13
9781665977449
Publisher
Boynton Bookworks
Series
Boynton on Board
Universe
Sandra Boynton Universe
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002200 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pigs
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
Library of Congress categories
Pigs
Swine
Stories in rhyme
Parent and child
Board books
Dreams
Animal fiction

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review

A mother and child bond over their love of dreaming big in this bedtime picture book.

Copyright 2025 Publisher’s Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review

A prolific writer-illustrator of board books, Boynton has taken the lyrics of her song "When Pigs Fly," created for her country music album Frog Trouble (2013), as the text of her latest book. Rooted in fantasy, a pig's dream of flight becomes a reality, celebrated in illustrations that feature small flocks of airborne pigs who are clearly delighted that their long-range, seemingly impossible dreams of flying have come true. The inspiring text works well as a launching pad for this beautiful board book. Written from the viewpoint of a parent singing a song of affirmation, admiration, and love to a baby or toddler, the empowering words provide the narrative, while the buoyant illustrations are sure to enchant dreamers of all ages.

School Library Journal

Baby-PreS--Boynton's signature high jinks shine in this playful paean to perseverance and imagination. A piglet dares to dream big (very big!), and laughter, determination, and sweetness follow. Warm, cheerful illustrations pair with gentle encouragement in this aspirational board book, creating an ideal snuggle-time read for young dreamers and their grown-ups. VERDICT A cozy, classic addition perfect for inspiring big dreams in small readers.

Copyright 2025 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Sandra Boynton
Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade children’s music. Three of her seven albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed many music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.



Sandra Boynton es una popular caricaturista, autora infantil, compositora, productora y directora estadounidense. Desde 1974, Boynton ha escrito e ilustrado más de ochenta y cinco libros infantiles y siete libros para el público en general, incluidos cinco éxitos de ventas del New York Times. Se han vendido más de 90 millones de sus libros, “principalmente a amigos y familiares”, dice ella. También ha escrito (con Michael Ford) y producido siete álbumes de música infantil renegada. Tres de sus siete álbumes han sido certificados como Oro (más de 500,000 copias vendidas) y Philadelphia Chickens, nominado a un Grammy, ha sido certificado como Platino (más de 1 millón de copias vendidas). Boynton también ha dirigido muchos videos musicales de sus canciones, incluyendo el galardonado “One Shoe Blues” protagonizado por B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” protagonizado por Josh Turner y “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animado) cantado por Samuel L. Jackson. Vive en la zona rural de Nueva Inglaterra y su estudio está en un establo con quizás la única veleta de hipopótamo en Estados Unidos.
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