The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig - Couverture rigide

Trivizas, Eugene

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405206691 ISBN 13 : 9781405206693

Editeur : Egmont Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

It was time for the Three Little Wolves to go out into the world, so they set off and built themselves a splendid brick house. But they hadn't figured that the Big Bad Pig would come along...Translated into 15 languages, and with more than 500,000 copies sold, this hilarious retelling of the three little pigs became the talk of the children's book world when published in 1993. Among its many awards were "BOOKLIST's Editors' Choice, "SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL's Best Books of the Year, American Library Association Notable Book, nominations for the Arizona, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee State book awards, and the list goes on. Eugene Trivizas is one of Greece's foremost writers for children. Helen Oxenbury, one of the world's best-loved illustrators, is a two-time winner of the prestigious Kate Greenaway award for illustration, most recently for her retelling of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It was time for the three little wolves to go out into the world, so off they went and built themselves a splendid brick house. But they hadn't reckoned on the big bad pig who soon came along and knocked their house down.
The little wolves built a stronger house of concrete, in which they were sure to be safe. But that didn't stop the big bad pig, who made short work of it with a pneumatic drill. Even a house made of armor plates could not protect them. It was only a chance encounter with a flamingo bird that solved their dilemma in an entirely unexpected and satisfactory way.
Helen Oxenbury's enchanting watercolor illustrations, full of humorous details and visual excitement, are the perfect accompaniment to this hilarious retelling-in-reverse of the traditional tale.

Présentation de l'éditeur

When it comes time for the three little wolves to go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the big bad pig. But the little wolves' increasingly sturdy dwellings are no match for the persistent porker, who has more up his sleeve than huffing and puffing. It takes a chance encounter with a flamingo pushing a wheelbarrow full of flowers to provide a surprising and satisfying solution to the little wolves' housing crisis.
Eugene Trivizas's hilarious text and Helen Oxenbury's enchanting watercolors have made this delightfully skewed version of the traditional tale a contemporary classic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Egmont Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405206691
• ISBN 13: 9781405206693
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Oxenbury Helen
• Nombre de pages: 8
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible