Gardener Pig

About the Book

Gardener Pig is the world's happiest pig. And all he needs to stay that way is his beautiful garden, known and acclaimed by pigs everywhere. After a fierce storm destroys the garden, Gardener discovers how friendship can change the world, transforming it into a place more beautiful than it was before the storm.

About the Author

Barbara Bustetter Falk was born in Hollywood, California. She is a self taught nonacademic painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout the world. Her paintings are in many public and private collections. She is the author and illustrator of "Grusha" and "Gardener Pig" and illustrator of "Same Wind" and "Animal Lingo". "Cats", a miniature book of prints from her original paintings, designed and hand bound by Gabrielle Fox, is available in a limited edition. Barbara Falk's work was selected for "The Very Best of Children's Book Illustration", compiled by the Society of Illustrators in New York City. She lives in Tucson, Arizona Helen Kandel Hyman was born in New York City. During her long professional career she was a dramatic script writer for CBS, a children's book editor and wrote articles on many subjects. She co-authored "Growing Old Together" and "You and Your Aging Parent", which have been translated into many languages. She died in her Westport, Connecticut home in 2006.