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''All for Me and None for All'' is a 2012 children's book by Creator/HelenLester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.

Gruntly, a large pink pig, hogs everything he can -- whether it belongs to him or not. When he hears about a treasure hunt in the park, he eagerly anticipates keeping the prize all to himself...and causes himself a bundle of trouble trying to get to it first. Then something unexpected changes everything.
!!This book includes examples of the following tropes:
* ADogNamedDog: Berkshire and Hampshire, two of Gruntly's pig friends, are named after breeds of pig.
* GluttonousPig: PlayedWith; Gruntly is a pig and he takes everything for himself, to the point of stealing others' things if possible. However, his pig friends Berkshire and Hampshire are very well-mannered and don't take more than their share. Their attitude ultimately rubs off on Gruntly.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Gruntly's social circle consists of two pigs, a dog, a chicken, and a sheep.
* PooledFunds: When he hears about the treasure hunt, Gruntly envisions having a pile of gold and gems to wallow in, all to himself. After finding out that the treasure is trail mix, he finds it a bit underwhelming, but he adjusts and creates a picture of himself wallowing in trail mix. It's just a small bag.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title refers to a famous line from ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers''.
* PsychologicalProjection: Implied; when Woolworth points out Gruntly's share of the treasure hidden under a log used as a bench, Gruntly is struck by the fact that it's still there, and nobody touched it. This leads him to realize what a greedy jerk he usually is and make a change.
* PunnyName:
** Gruntly is presumably so named because pigs grunt.
** One of Gruntly's friends, a sheep, is called Woolworth.
** Another, a small terrier-like dog, is called [[https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/yorkshire-terrier/ Yorky]].
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Gruntly is supposedly "friends" with two other pigs, a sheep, a chicken, and a dog. However, he hogs anything and everything to himself, to the point of taking his friends' things while never sharing any of his own. Then he finds out that his friends found the treasure first and left his share for him, rather than taking it all as he would have. He reaches towards them and they think he's trying to take their shares. He actually decided to share some of his own as a peace offering.

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