A former teacher and a craftsperson, Bonnie Johnstone is originally from Quebec and now makes her home in Witless Bay, NL, the seaside community in which her book is set. She lives with her husband on a small farm, where they have gardens and two sheep, but no pigs. The Pig & the Dumpling is loosely inspired by an anecdote Bonnie discovered when researching Bygone Days of Witless Bay, an award-winning community history which she compiled with Maureen Walsh, on behalf of the Witless Bay Heritage Committee. The Pig & the Dumpling is her first children’s book.