As Kirkus Reviews commented, “…it’s impossible not to root for Bacon.”
Readers will also learn about friendship and belonging from the charming pig as Bacon shares the message, “You are Loved!”
Written and illustrated by Cincinnati debut author Tina Neely, Bacon Loves Everyone! has already received a gold Mom’s Choice Award® The book is the first in a collection of stories about Neely’s own pet pig. She really did buy him at a flea market and add him to her family. But unlike Bacon in the book, her pig is a 350-lb Vietnamese potbellied pig.
And he really does just want to share love.
Neely didn’t expect to become an author and book illustrator.
She was working as a sous-chef when she unexpectedly lost her job due to a Covid-required shutdown. As she sat in her backyard trying to write out a plan of what to do next, Bacon Bit demanded her attention, and soon, she says, the stories about him started coming, “story after story came out of nowhere with the same message: you are loved.”
“I genuinely believe this is God-driven,“ Neely said, “and I hope you will want to come along and see where the Lord is leading me to serve Him and share in the new incredible opportunity to spread the message that you are loved.”
Neely is available to do school visits and book readings. For more about connecting with Tina, visit her website www.tinaneely.com to learn more about Bacon and get updates on the next books coming in the collection. To see the real-life Bacon’s antics, visit his You Tube channel. You’ll also find Neely on Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Bacon Loves Everyone! (ISBN 979-8-9877756-0-8, $19.95), hardbound with dust cover, released in January 2024 from IMHIS LLC. It is available from selected bookstores and online retailers, as well as at the author’s website, www.tinaneely.com.