No sane person would disagree with the fact that it is beyond inappropriate to call a female reporter “piggy” in any context. You can understand, though, why I’ve had pigs in children’s literature on my mind since the president’s latest failure in basic human decency.

One pig in particular, actually.

Historically, it was male pigs who dominated the children’s literature landscape. Freddy the Pig. Wilbur. And Animal Farm wasn’t exactly for kids, but Napoleon stands strong (and were th...