Poppy the KuneKune Piglet and the Great Pasture Treasure Hunt

Poppy the KuneKune Piglet and the Great Pasture Treasure Hunt by Jo Smoak is a heartwarming, funny, and educational children’s picture book filled with adorable farm animals, hidden clues, real KuneKune pig facts, and an unforgettable homestead adventure.Meet Poppy, a curious little ginger KuneKune piglet with black spots, a pink snout, and two tiny wattles beneath her chin. Poppy lives on a cozy homestead with her goofy black-and-white brother Biscuit, her thoughtful cream-colored sister Clover, and their gentle mother, Mama Maple.One morning, the piglets discover a mysterious sign in the pasture announcing The Great Pasture Treasure Hunt. Clues. Secrets. Treasure.Poppy, Biscuit, and Clover immediately set off across the farm, following red envelopes and solving clues hidden among the grass, flowers, barn, orchard, mud wallow, and pasture. Biscuit is convinced the treasure must be food, Clover carefully studies every clue, and adventurous Poppy is determined to solve the mystery before supper.But this isn’t just an ordinary treasure hunt.As the piglets follow the clues, young readers discover fascinating facts about KuneKune pigs naturally woven into the story. Children will learn that KuneKunes are excellent grazers, that their distinctive chin wattles are also known as piri piri, that KuneKunes became known as a special pig breed in New Zealand, and that they can have many different colors and patterns.Readers also discover why pigs enjoy wallowing in cool mud, how powerful a pig’s sense of smell can be, and why responsible animal care means animals shouldn’t simply eat everything they find.Along the way, Poppy begins to realize that each clue has something very important in common.The clues are all about them.What begins as a search for hidden treasure becomes a gentle lesson about family, belonging, individuality, gratitude, responsible animal care, and appreciating the things we already have.Of course, Biscuit still has one important question:Is there going to be food?With playful sibling humor, lovable farm characters, beautiful homestead scenery, educational animal facts, and a mystery children can follow from beginning to end, Poppy the KuneKune Piglet and the Great Pasture Treasure Hunt is designed to entertain children while helping them learn about animals and farm life.This wholesome farm story is a wonderful choice for children ages 3-7, preschoolers, kindergarteners, early elementary readers, homeschool families, farm families, animal lovers, classrooms, libraries, and anyone who loves pigs, homesteading, agriculture, or life in the country.Poppy the KuneKune Piglet and the Great Pasture Treasure Hunt is perfect for readers searching for pig books for kids, farm animal books for children, KuneKune pig books, educational animal picture books, homestead books for kids, farm stories for preschoolers, funny pig books, treasure hunt books for children, agriculture books for kids, animal science books for young children, wholesome picture books, country life books, and educational farm adventures.Whether your child already loves pigs or is discovering KuneKunes for the very first time, Poppy’s adventure combines learning, laughter, mystery, and heart in a story families will want to read again and again.Join Poppy, Biscuit, and Clover on their very first pasture adventure-and discover why sometimes the greatest treasure has been around you all along.Written and illustrated by Jo Smoak