About the Author ORDER -- Item #3459, Price $15.95 Book Description from Back CoverCherry the pig is happy and content, baking - and eating - desserts every day, and enjoying life in her pretty little village. Then one day, she hears a family of mice talking about her incredible apple cake. Since her apple cake is pretty incredible, Cherry enters the bake-off at the Harvest Festival, and the rest, as they say, is (sweet) history…Background on Utako YamadaUtako Yamada was born in 1963, and opened her tea house, Karel Capek, in 1987. In 2002, she opened Karel Capek dessert shop. In between handling the selection and blending of teas, planning dessert recipes and designing packages, she is also active as an illustrator and translator of picture books. The Story of Cherry the Pig was her first picture book, and she has since worked on more than 20 titles. She lives in Tokyo with her husband and two sons.
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