When Tim and his mum went to the playground no one was there. Tim couldn't play all alone. He said, 'I want to go home.'

'Wait,' said his mum, 'I think I can see - what can it be, sitting on a swing?'

Tim looked at the swings. What was there? Was it a pig? Yes, a little pink pig sitting on a swing.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Caroline Uff has illustrated the popular Lulu books for Orchard. The Rattle Books are her first project with Macmillan. Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.