A poor French farmer named Pierre has nothing but bad luck. Nothing that is except his beloved big black whiskery pig called Jean-Jacques. One autumn afternoon Pierre and his pig are searching for truffles in the forest, hoping to change their luck when Jean-Jacques comes upon something that turns their fortune right around.Glenda Millard's resonant words and Dee Huxley's wondrous illustrations evoke the breath of an angel in this beautiful, lyrical picture book. |