First in the "Bumpa and The Piggies" picture book series, "The Neighbors Next Door" is delightful, fun, colorful, and simply irresistible. When Emma and Hannah discover piggies with umbrellas and suitcases sneaking into their house, they inform their lovable grandfather, "Bumpa." He plays along, believing that the piggies are imaginary, but they're not Soon the piggies invite the girls to join them for a high tea picnic in the sunny backyard. The fun begins as the suitcases reveal wonderful and unexpected things. Everyone discovers that the most important things in life are family, friends, and love. Mike DeWald, a. k.a. - "Bumpa," wanted nothing more than to make all his granddaughters smile. He marveled at their imaginations as he listened to them giggle and play. He imagined himself writing a children's book that could capture those magical moments of their childhood and preserve them for all the children that would follow. Jotting down his thoughts, Bumpa soon realized that he had something special. There wasn't just one story begging to be told, there was a whole series of "Bumpa and The Piggies" stories And so it was, that Bumpa became the stuff of his dreams, a published children's book author...with smiling granddaughters. | Bumpa and the Piggies by Mike DeWald, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters