All for Me and None for All is a 2012 children's book by Helen Lester 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:
- A Dog Named "Dog": Berkshire and Hampshire, two of Gruntly's pig friends, are named after breeds of pig.
- Gluttonous Pig: Played With; 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.
- Interspecies Friendship: Gruntly's social circle consists of two pigs, a dog, a chicken, and a sheep.
- Pooled Funds: 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.
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The title refers to a famous line from The Three Musketeers.
- Psychological Projection: 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.
- Punny Name:
- 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 Yorky
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- With Friends Like These...: 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.
