What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Hey Everyone.
When I was in elementary school, I read a book series.. More independant reader than YA... and for the life of me, I cannot remember its' name.

It centers on this one pig. And all I can really recall is that he can walk on his back legs and he talks and i think he may wear a hat.

Could possibly start with a "P" but im just guessing. There were quite a few books for the series if I recall properly.

I know this isnt much, but I was hoping someone out there would know what I talking about....

hmmmm... its been a long time since ive seen the books, but something is telling me this might not be it. I am not sure the pig was a detective...

Any other mutli booked series on pigs out there?

This probably isn't what you're referring to, but one of the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series had a human-like pig named Lester. He walked on his hind legs and acted like a person, but didn't talk. I'm just throwing that one out because you mentioned the letter "P."

I am just not sure. I think it MAY be Freddy... but when i look at the published dates, they are all from 2000+, unless that is the rerelease of them.... I read these back in the 80's....
It seems right, but doesnt FEEL right, if that makes any sense. The covers dont look like the ones i am remembering either.


Hmmmm..... Thank you all for helping me tho!

The Freddy books were written between 1927 and 1958; very popular.

Yeah, the Freddy series was reprinted later by Woodstock Press if I am not mistaken, bought bunch of them for my dad.

Could it be the Poppleton series? Poppleton walks on his hind legs and wears a bowler hat.

It sounds like Hamilton from Maggie & The Ferocious beast.

Perhaps it is The Amazing Bone by William Steig - just one story but about a girl pig named Pearl (who wears a hat)and meets a talking bone who becomes her friend and (with magic) helps her out of a bad situation.

Jane Yolen wrote several picture books with a main character who is a pig named Piggins. I could have sworn he wore a hat, but now that I see the book cover again, I see that he is dressed to the nines as a butler, but without a hat:

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