Meet the world's most unusual nanny
Start with The Adventures of Nanny Piggins before trying the later prequel; it establishes the Green family, Boris, and the series' proudly ridiculous humor.
Book Series · 9 Books
Nanny Piggins Books
In order from The Adventures of Nanny Piggins to The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas.
Nine gleefully absurd adventures star a cake-loving former flying pig who becomes nanny to the Green children and rejects nearly every ordinary rule.
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Reading order
How to Read the Nanny Piggins Books
Read the nine numbered books in order, beginning with The Adventures of Nanny Piggins and ending with the Christmas guide. The episodes are highly self-contained, but recurring family, circus, and neighborhood characters make more sense in sequence.
Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story is a later prequel about Sarah Piggins before she became the Greens' nanny. It is most satisfying after book one, once readers know the character whose past it explains. The Epically Awesome Odyssey is a separate, unnumbered 2026 retelling and does not become book 10.
Sources: Penguin Australia's Nanny Piggins series, R.A. Spratt's numbered inventory.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The humor celebrates rule-breaking, enormous amounts of cake, exaggerated insults, and cartoonishly unsafe stunts. There are kidnappings, circus peril, jail jokes, weapons used for slapstick, and adults who are selfish or incompetent, but consequences stay deliberately over-the-top rather than realistic.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2009
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
By R. A. Spratt, Dan Santat (Illustrator)
A pig becomes the unlikely nanny to three children and turns their lives into an exciting adventure filled with humor and heart.
272 pages· 41,976 words· Est. 6 hour read
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In reading order
Nanny Piggins Series
9 books · Published 2009–2013
#1
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The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2009
A pig becomes the unlikely nanny to three children and turns their lives into an exciting adventure filled with humor and heart.
#2
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Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009
A nanny pig must thwart a marriage to save her job and chocolate breakfasts.
#3
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Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion
Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2010
A flying pig faces a runaway lion and a plot to send kids away.
#4
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Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast Off
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2011
Kids accidentally launch into space with a mischievous nanny. Chaos ensues.
#5
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Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2011
A pig in a leotard uncovers circus secrets and wins a Nobel Prize.
#6
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Nanny Piggins and The Pursuit Of Justice
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2011
A pig on community service defies the law with daring adventures.
#7
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Nanny Piggins and the Daring Rescue
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2012
A daring nanny embarks on a wild rescue mission involving bungee jumping and cake dancing.
#8
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Nanny Piggins And The Race To Power
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2013
A pig runs for mayor to stop a rival's ambitions.
#9
The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas
Chapter Book · 2013
Conquer Christmas chaos with unexpected holiday strategies.
From the same world
In-Universe Books
1 book · Published 2024
Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story
Picture Book · 2024
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Nanny Piggins series?
There are 9 books in the Nanny Piggins series. It began with Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan in 2009, and the newest book, Nanny Piggins And The Race To Power, was published in 2013.
What order should you read the Nanny Piggins books in?
Start with The Adventures of Nanny Piggins and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #9.
What ages are the Nanny Piggins books best for?
The series is best for ages 4–12, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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