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Title: Swine Not? Pre-Order Swine Not? at Amazon.com
From the bestselling writer/singer/child-at-heart Jimmy Buffett, a fable for all ages about a young boy and his pet pig and their adventures in the big city. A boy named Barley is nine years old when he is uprooted from his Tennessee home and moves– together with his mom, his two sisters, and their pet pig Rumpy, to New York City. There, they take up residence on the top floor of one of New York’s finest hotels, where his mom works as a pastry chef. But “No Pets Allowed” is one of the hotel’s strictest rules, and as Barley and Rumpy learn about life in the city, they also live in fear of Rumpy being discovered– and the hotel’s evil head chef is on their trail. Jimmy Buffett brings his trademark playfulness, simplicity, and originality to this tale, which is based on true events in the life of the book’s illustrator, Helen Bransford. It is a classic story that will appeal to his fans and their children alike and make an irresistible holiday gift. The East Hampton Star has an article on Helen Bransford, the coauthor and illustrator of the book “Swine Not”: “Helen Bransford Brings Home the Bacon“
“Swine Not” follows the adventures of Rumpy the pig and friends, including the pigeolantes (pigeon vigilantes) who “watch the airspace in the city, to prevent animals from falling out windows.” Like Forky, Rumpy is forced to live undercover in an apartment, only venturing outside when well disguised as a dog or when wearing her favorite pink wig. “I was staying at Jane and Jimmy’s,” she said, referring to Mr. Buffett and his wife. “Jimmy said, ‘Let me read it, and took it on his sailboat overnight.’ The next day he told me he wanted to edit it and add layers. He got into it. Took it to a fantastic level. He likes animals.” She said it was originally meant to be a children’s book, and probably still was, although it was one that should appeal to easily amused adults.
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