Nanny Piggins Books in Order
Part ofRA Spratt Books in OrderExplore the Nanny Piggins series by R.A. Spratt in order, with book summaries, series background, character details and tips on where to begin this cake loving flying pig nanny saga.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Publication Order
9 books
The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas
by RA Spratt
2013
The Nanny Piggins Guide to Conquering Christmas turns the holiday season into a mission instead of a chore. Nanny dishes out chaotic recipes, games, stories and highly opinionated advice about nativity plays, relatives and Santa, all firmly centred on chocolate, jokes and doing things her own way.
Nanny Piggins And The Race To Power
by RA Spratt
2013
In Nanny Piggins And The Race To Power, the outrageous pig nanny decides the best way to stop Mr Green’s political ambitions is to run for mayor herself. Her campaign runs on towering cakes, dangerous stunts and a wonderfully wobbly understanding of democracy.
Nanny Piggins And The Daring Rescue
by RA Spratt
2012
In Nanny Piggins And The Daring Rescue, a frantic phone call from a tropical island reveals that Mr Green has been kidnapped. Reluctantly, Nanny sets off to save him, bungee jumping, bluffing officials and performing her legendary dance of the seven cakes to outwit the culprits.
Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster
by RA Spratt
2011
In Nanny Piggins and the Rival Ringmaster, the pig nanny confronts the ruthless circus boss from her past. Between counselling a nervous Moldovan princess, impersonating her own respectable sister and catching up with Esmeralda the elephant, she must decide how to protect both circus and family.
Nanny Piggins and The Pursuit Of Justice
by RA Spratt
2011
Nanny Piggins and The Pursuit Of Justice begins with an illegal tightrope stunt that lands her in court and sentenced to thousands of hours of community service. She promptly turns punishment into adventure, rescuing neglected pensioners, posing as a pirate and borrowing a bus to deliver justice her way.
Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast Off
by RA Spratt
2011
Nanny Piggins and the Accidental Blast Off catapults the Green children into space when their nanny unintentionally launches a rocket. On the way back she wrestles crocodiles, foils a snack obsessed jewel thief and even wires up the chimney to keep an untrustworthy Santa out.
Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion
by RA Spratt
2010
In Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion, a loose lion terrifies the neighbourhood while mostly making Nanny hungry for cake. She calms the Green children, tames both lion and lion tamer and thwarts Mr Green’s plan to send the kids away, all while reinventing winter sports and neighbourhood watch.
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
by RA Spratt
2009
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins introduces the Green children to their new nanny, a former flying pig from the circus who loves chocolate more than rules. Each chapter delivers a stand alone escapade, from spending uniform money at the amusement park to tracking thieves and outwitting their miserly father.
Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan
by RA Spratt
2009
Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan pits the nanny against Mr Green’s latest scheme to find a wife who will work for free so he can fire her. To sabotage the romance she stages wild adventures that involve cannon blasts, prison break ins, jury duty and mountains of cake.
Series background & context
At the heart of the Nanny Piggins books is Sarah Piggins, a glamorous former circus pig who arrives on the doorstep of the Green family looking for honest work. Mr Green, a miserly tax lawyer who barely notices his three children, hires her because she is cheap, not because she is a pig.
Derrick, Samantha and Michael quickly realise they have lucked into the best nanny imaginable. Nanny Piggins believes that chocolate cake is a food group, bedtime is optional and school uniforms are a terrible waste of money. She is impulsive and vain yet fiercely loyal to her charges and determined that they will squeeze as much joy as possible out of every day.
Each book plays out as a linked set of tall tales rather than one long plot. In one chapter she might spend the children’s uniform money on a day at the amusement park, in another she will chase down a doorknob thief, tame a runaway lion or accidentally blast a space shuttle into orbit with the kids on board. Everyday problems like homework, school concerts or family dinners are treated as excuses for the most outrageous plans she can concoct.
The cast around her is just as colourful. There is Boris, her gentle bear brother from the circus, various snobbish neighbours, baffled teachers and a deeply suspicious ringmaster who keeps trying to lure her back to show business. Mr Green, who would rather evade taxes than buy his children shoes, spends most of his time being horrified by the bills and broken rules that follow in Nanny Piggins’ wake.
Although the humour is wild and sometimes gleefully cheeky, the stories are grounded by a clear sense of right and wrong. Adults who are cruel, greedy or snobbish almost always get their comeuppance, usually by way of an elaborate stunt involving cake, acrobatics or both. The Green children learn to question silly rules, stand up for one another and find courage in ridiculous situations.
Later volumes push the premise even further, sending Nanny Piggins to court, into community service, onto tropical islands for daring rescues and onto the campaign trail when she runs for mayor in order to spoil Mr Green’s political ambitions. There is even a Christmas book where she offers recipes, games and a very biased guide to surviving the holidays. Through it all, the pacing stays snappy and every chapter feels like an episode of a very silly, very affectionate sitcom.
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