Piggy Handsome: questions to ask and activities to try
Piggy Handsome is a guinea pig with a very big ego and a plan for fame. Piggy Handsome is a funny illustrated chapter book.
What age is it for? Piggy Handsome is best for ages 5–8. Good for: A very confident guinea pig who wants to be famous.
Piggy Handsome (Pip Jones and Adam Stower)
- Age
- 5-8
- Best for
- A very confident guinea pig who wants to be famous
Read Piggy's lines in a grand voice. Talk about the difference between confidence and showing off.
What it helps with
- Confidence versus showing off
- Humour
- Pets
- Early chapter books
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Who is Piggy Handsome?”
- “Why does he want fame?”
- “What did he try?”
- “Who is Jeffry?”
- “Did he become famous?”
- “What’s the difference between confident and show-off?”
5-minute activities to try together
Pet talent show
Put on a talent show for toy animals.
Famous family
Make a pretend family tree of famous guinea pigs.
Free printables: Piggy Handsome worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
The Adventures of Harry Stevenson (Ali Pye)
- Best for
- A small guinea pig with big adventures
- Age
- 5-8
Olga da Polga (Michael Bond and Catherine Rayner)
- Best for
- A guinea pig with a big imagination and tall tales
- Age
- 6-8
Bad Panda (Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey)
- Best for
- Being fed up with being cute
- Age
- 6-9
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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