Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig

(Paperback, Anniversary edition)

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A subversive and hilarious spin on the well-loved fairy tale.
The three little wolves erect first a solid brick house. The big bad pig comes along and when huffing and puffing fails to work, he uses a sledgehammer to bring the house down. Next they build a home of concrete: The pig demolishes it with his pneumatic drill. The three little wolves choose an even stronger design next time round: They erect a house, made of steel, barbed wire, armor plates and video entry system, but the pig finds a way to demolish it too. It is only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made of cherry blossoms, daffodils, pink roses, and marigolds that the pig has a change of heart

A great read for children who enjoyed The Wolf's Story by Toby Forward. Kids aged 5 and up will enjoy this hilarious, subversive and brilliant read aloud picture book. Eugene Trivizass text for The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is perfectly complemented by Helen Oxenburys watercolour illustrations.

Eugene Trivizas has written over 100 books and is the winner of more than twenty national and international prizes and awards. His work has been adapted for stage, screen and radio.

Helen Oxenbury's warm and witty illustrations have charmed children and adults alike for many years. Her version of Alice in Wonderland, published by Walker Books, won the 2001 Kate Greenaway Award, which she first won in 1969 for The Quangle Wangle's Hat. She has also won the Smarties Book Prize three times.

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Eugene Trivizas has written over 100 books, and is loved by children and grown-ups alike. He is the winner of more than twenty national and international prizes and awards, and much of his work has been adapted for stage, screen and radio. Dr Trivizas is a professor of criminology. He wrote the first studies of crowd violence in football fans and continues to practise as a barrister. His children's books include the popular 'The Last Black Cat'. Helen Oxenbury is one of the most popular and acclaimed children's book artists working today. She has been honoured twice with the Kate Greenaway medal, for 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat and the Dragon of an Ordinary Family' and Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. She has set a new standard in board books and sold millions of copies of them worldwide. Helen lives in London.