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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Nanny Piggins, is it a burden to be so beautiful?
Yes, yes it is. I don’t mind that people stare at me. But when men throws themselves at my feet and beg me to marry them it can be very tiresome, particularly if I am on the way to the sweet shop and don’t wish to be delayed.
What advice would you give to anyone considering a career as a flying pig?
Don’t be so foolish! I am already the world’s greatest flying pig. If you want to do something – you should do something new that nobody else is the world’s best at yet.
What is the best way to get a chocolate stain out of a dress?
Wear a brown dress. Then you won’t have to concern yourself and you can just enjoy the chocolate.
How can you tell if a cake is really good?
Eat it all very quickly. Then if there’s any doubt make another one and eat that too. Repeat this process. And eventually your cake will be delicious because you will have had so much practice.
Letter to her fans
Dear Devoted Fans,
You are probably wondering how my biography, ‘The Adventures of Nanny Piggins’, came to be written. But the better question is – how could it not be written? After all, I have had a staggeringly interesting life. ( I know, it is nice to be modest. But it is also wrong to lie).
The author of this book, R.A. Spratt, begged for years to write about me. But I always said ‘no’. At first I said ‘no’ because I didn’t want the Police to find out about some of the things I’ve done. Then I said ‘no’ because I could not be bothered sitting and talking to her. Then I said ‘no’ because the Ringmaster at the circus threatened to sue me if I said anything bad about him.
But Ms Spratt was not deterred. She is quite plucky for a human, although I do wish she would do something about her hair. Anyway, she had the idea of focusing on the most recent part of my life. From the time I came to look after the Green children; Derrick, Samantha and Michael (Green is their name, not their colour).
I immediately recognized this as a brilliant concept. From the state of modern society it was obvious to me that humans are terrible at raising their own children. They clearly have no idea what they are doing. And they would all benefit from a book about child rearing written from a pig’s perspective.
And I was right. Which is why ‘The Adventures of Nanny Piggins’ is more than a biography - it is infobiopigtainment. It is educational for parents. Thrilling for children. And revealing for pigs, as it confirms our worst suspicions, that humans are dirty greedy creatures.
Yours Sincerely,
Nanny Piggins F.P. (Flying Pig)
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Nanny Piggin's Message to America
To mark the North American release of "The Adventures of Nanny Piggins" on August 16th, Nanny Piggins has broken her media silence and recorded this message. COMPETITION FOR NORTH AMERICAN READERS! The first 3 readers from the US or Canada who email me a photo of themselves holding their copy of the US edition of "The Adventures of Nanny Piggins" as they stand outside the bookstore where they bought it, will receive a signed copy of the second book in the series (from the Australia edition, so be warned there will be weird spellings). Email your photos to raspratt@nannypiggins.com (Attention Australian and New Zealand readers! Don't feel neglected. I promise to run a competition for you when "Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast-off" is released here is January 2011.) |
Recipe
Nanny Piggins Easy Peasy Pie Recipe
Ingredients...
1 slice of cake (preferably chocolate)
6 apples
⅓ cup sugar
¼ cup plain flour
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 very very large bar of chocolate
2 more cups plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup butter, plus an extra knob
a little cold water
a little bit of milk
2 or 3 or 17 swiss rolls (the type with jam and cream) according to your appetite
Instructions…
1. Before you start cooking - eat the slice of cake. You must never bake when you are hungry or the ingredients go missing.
2. Peel, core and slice the apples then put them in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together ¼ cup flour, ⅓ cup sugar, and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Now sprinkle the contents of the small bowl over the contents of the large bowl.
3. Put 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt and ⅔ cup butter in another large bowl (Yes, I’m afraid there will be a lot of washing up). Now for the fun bit where you get messy - use your hands to rub the flour and butter together until they are the consistency of breadcrumbs. Then add just a little cold water (enough to make it bind into a dough) and knead into a ball. Now let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
4. While the dough is resting break the chocolate up into pieces, put in your mouth and eat - to ensure you have plenty of energy to continue on with the pie making.
5. Once your blood glucose level has recovered - roll out the dough and use it to line a pie pan. Then fill with the apple mixture, and put 1 knob of butter on top.
6. Now cover the apples with a pastry lid and seal the edges of your pie. Cut a few slits in the top to allow steam to escape. Then brush the top with milk and sprinkle on some sugar and cinnamon.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, then turn down to 180°C and continue cooking for 30 to 40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
8. While the pie is cooking, find a comfortable seat, put your feet up and eat the swiss rolls (this will help you resist the urge to take the pie out of the oven and eat it before it is done).
And Bon Appetite! (Which is French for ‘scoff quickly before you have to share any’)
The Brilliant Illustrator of the US edition of 'The Adventures of Nanny Piggins'
Dear Reader,
Dan Santat is not just an illustrator. He is a genius (and I do not bandy this term around lightly like those big-noters at Mensa).
You see, most artists struggle to capture true beauty on the page. And yet, in illustrating the US edition of the “The Adventures of Nanny Piggins” Dan has done just that. Not only does he make me look as exciting, glamorous and athletic as I really am. He also does a fabulous job of drawing my clothes. Which is not to be sniffed at. Michelangelo may have painted the Sistine Chapel, but he was terrible at depicting clothing, which is why he always painted people naked or wearing bed sheets. I will be forever grateful to Dan for not drawing me wearing a bed sheet.
Therefore, I highly recommend that you look at Dan’s website by clicking on the adjacent illustration.
Yours Sincerely
Nanny Piggins
Illustrations from 'Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion' (Australian Edition) by R.A. Spratt
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