A Pig for Tom - 1963 children's book

This is a slightly strange but fascinating children's book from 1963. Ostensibly about how a boy named Tom gets a pig as a pet, the book also happens to slyly educate readers as to the various uses and end-products of pigs in food and industry. In that sense it's a perversely riveting thriller -- what will Mimi (the pig)'s fate be?? Will she be a prize pig? A truffle hunter? Or get turned into a football?? How will Tom take care of this pig? A Pig for Tom - Tony Palazzo Published 1963, Garrard Publishing Company, Champaign, Illinois Hardcover. Approx. 8.10in. 44pp