Porkington Hamm is curious. Adventurous. Even courageous. But there's one thing that strikes terror into his heart and sends a chill up his spine.
Barbecue.
Life is not easy when you look one way on the outside and feel another way on the inside. But that’s the way it is for Porkington Hamm after he gets a dose of Doctor Morty’s experimental stem cell serum.
Thinking, feeling, and (mostly) looking human, he must come to terms with his origin. With help from his best friend Tom, Porkington explores the world, develops his culinary talents, and learns to forget himself in helping others.
But someone is stalking Porkington, and when Tom leaves town she makes her move. Is it the same person who got Doctor Morty fired? Will her “conversion therapy” turn Porkington back into an ordinary pig?
This is a clever and touching story of a pig who becomes human through an unlikely (and maybe irresponsible) experiment by a young scientist. Porkington is a gentle and articulate soul who just happens to have floppy ears, a funny nose, and a preference for dressing very formally. It is a fable of sorts --light but thought provoking.