{"product_id":"esther-the-wonder-pig-changing-the-world-one-heart-at-a-time-paperback","title":"Esther the Wonder Pig: Changing the World One Heart at a Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDerek Walter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnlikely pig owners Steve and Derek got a whole lot more than they bargained for when the designer micro piglet they adopted turned out to be a full-sized 600-pound sow! This funny, inspirational story shows how families really do come in all shapes and sizes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a micro piglet. Though he knew his partner Derek wouldn't be enthusiastic, he agreed to take the adorable little pig anyway, thinking he could care for her himself. Little did he know, that decision would change his and Derek's lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It turned out there was nothing \"micro\" about Esther, and Steve and Derek had actually signed on to raise a full-sized commercial pig. Within three years, Tiny Esther grew to a whopping 600 pounds. After some real growing pains and a lot of pig-sized messes, it became clear that Esther needed much more space, so Steve and Derek made another life-changing decision: they bought a farm and opened the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary, where they could care for Esther and other animals in need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Funny, heartwarming, and utterly charming, \u003ci\u003eEsther the Wonder Pig\u003c\/i\u003e follows Steve and Derek's adventure--from reluctant pig parents to farm-owning advocates for animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn just two short years, \u003cb\u003eSteve Jenkins and Derek Walter\u003c\/b\u003e have cemented a place for themselves among the worlds most well-known and successful animal activists, accumulating hundreds of thousands of followers from all over the world. In 2014, Steve and Derek founded the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary in Campbellville, Ontario, where they continue to rescue and rehabilitate abandoned and abused farmed animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaprice Crane\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, internationally bestselling, five-time novelist, screenwriter, and television writer, and has the distinction of being one of Huffington Post's \"50 Funny People You Should Be Following on Twitter.\" Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eStupid and Contagious\u003c\/i\u003e (published in fourteen countries), and her international bestselling \u003ci\u003eForget About It\u003c\/i\u003e won the RT Reviews Choice Award in 2006 and 2007 consecutively. She has since published three more novels to critical acclaim.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772205629728,"sku":"9781455560790","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec9dc2e8a57d2223fb19c547cf95dd0d.webp?v=1780401205","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/esther-the-wonder-pig-changing-the-world-one-heart-at-a-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}