BARK AND TIM
A True Story of Friendship
Based on the paintings of Tim Brown
Audrey Glassman Vernick and
Ellen Glassman Gidaro

Bark & Tim is a children’s picture book based on the childhood of Mississippi folk artist Tim Brown. The artist’s own paintings illustrate this text about his tender friendship with his dog, Bark. A story in which the simple pleasure of love is not without bittersweet loss. The story also imparts a gentle lesson about the redemptive power of art. Sixteen of Brown’s paintings are included in this book, as well as a biographical section on the artist.